§ 20. Mr. REMERasked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department if his Department are prepared to organise a series of exhibitions in the leading cities in the Dominions and Colonies of similar goods as were exhibited at the British Industries Fair to enable Dominion and Colonial buyers to realise the value of British goods?
§ Mr. DOUGLAS HACKING (Secretary, Overseas Trade Department)While my Department is ready to assist such projects to the best of its ability through its home and overseas services, it is unable to finance or to organise a series of exhibitions in the Dominions and Colonies.
§ Mr. TAYLORHas the Overseas Department endeavoured to secure joint action of all the firms in a particular trade in order that exhibitions of this kind may be held, and can the hon. Gentleman do anything to promote that object?
§ Mr. HACKINGWe do everything that we can to assist in that direction.
§ Mr. TAYLORWill the hon. Member say what trades have beer advised to adopt this method?