§ 56. Mr. MANDERasked the Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs if he will consider putting on the agenda for the next Imperial Conference the question of inviting the Dominions to set up in their own countries an organisation similar to the Empire Marketing Board or, alternatively, that the Dominions should be invited to make an appropriate contribution to the funds of the Empire Marketing Board?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for DOMINION AFFAIRS (Mr. Lunn)As regards the first of the suggestions made by the hon. Member, I would refer him to the reply given by my predecessor to the hon. Member for Gillingham (Sir R. Gower) on 18th November. Having regard to the history of the Empire Marketing Fund, the second suggestion is not one which the Secretary of State would feel disposed to put forward. The hon. Member is, however, no doubt aware that Dominion Governments are in a number of cases actively supporting the work of the Empire Marketing Board whether by sharing expenditure upon new schemes for scientific research or by reinforcing the Board's publicity in this country by increased expenditure of their own for the same purpose.