35. Mr. ALLENasked the President of the Board of Trade whether in view of the amount of linen goods imported from Belgium into the United Kingdom during the last 12 months and seeing that the wages paid in the Belgium linen industry are substantially below the wages paid for the same categories of work in this country, he proposes to take steps to safeguard the employment of British workers in this industry from the competition resulting from the low standard of wages maintained by Belgian manufacturers?
§ Mr. W. GRAHAMI have nothing to add to the statements that have repeatedly been made concerning the policy of the Government in regard to protective duties.
Mr. ALLENIs it not a fact that the right hon. Gentleman's efforts have been directed to stabilising import restrictions?
§ Major ROSSIs the right hon. Gentleman aware of the difficulties in the way of honest and ingenuous buyers like the chairman of the Kitchen Committee getting Irish linen?