§ 12. Mr. REMERasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement as to the negotiations he has, had with the Lancashire Cotton Corporation, Limited, as to the re-organisation of the Lancashire and Cheshire cotton industries?
§ Mr. W. GRAHAMI am in touch with representatives of the Lancashire Cotton Corporation, as I am with representatives of other interests in the cotton trade, but there are no special negotiations with the Lancashire Cotton Corporation.
§ Mr. REMERIs the right hon. Gentleman aware of the opinion that this Corporation is causing grave disturbance and unemployment in the cotton industry?
§ Mr. GRAHAMThat was very fully represented to the Home Secretary and myself in Manchester last week, but, in saying that, I must not be understood as agreeing with that criticism.
§ Mr. REMERIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that this company is undercutting Lancashire cotton spinners in—[Interruption].