§ 18. Mr. A. V. ALEXANDERasked the President of the Board of Trade whether any applications which have been made under the safeguarding of industries scheme are still under consideration by the Board with a view to the appointment of committees of inquiry, or whether those which have not already been so referred have now been rejected by the Department on prima facie grounds?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERTwo applications made under the Safeguarding of Industries procedure are still under consideration; such other applications as have not been referred to a committee have been rejected on prima facie grounds.
§ Mr. ALEXANDERMay we take it that British industries are now to be given some respite from these disturbances?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERI do not know what the hon. Member means. It is open to any industry to make an application, and whether they do or do not is a matter for themselves.