§ 10. Major CRAWFURDasked the President of the Board of Trade if articles which enter into the cost of production of food or drink will be exempted from the operation of the safeguarding of industries proposals of the Government in the same way as articles of food and drink themselves?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERNo, Sir; but full consideration will be given in every case to the effect which a duty upon goods to which the application relates might have upon the using industry.
§ Major CRAWFURDIs not the right hon. Gentleman aware that if the articles which enter into the cost of production 1997 of food and drink are given these facilities, it must make nonsense of the Prime Minister's pledge?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERIn the first place that is a hypothetical suggestion; in the second place, the conclusions drawn from it are inaccurate.