HC Deb 01 March 1926 vol 192 c1013
32. Mr. H. WILLIAMS

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department whether there will be any official British participation in the Sesquicentennial International Exposition, Philadelphia, 1926?

Mr. A. M. SAMUEL (Secretary, Overseas Trade Department)

Owing to the shortness of time in which to arrange an exhibit worthy of the occasion, and having regard to the urgent need for national economy, the Government have felt compelled to decline the invitation to participate officially in the forthcoming exhibition at Philadelphia.