§ 33. Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDasked the President of the Board of Trade whether there are any signs of improvement in trade?
§ Mr. W. GRAHAMThe right hon. Gentleman will appreciate that it is impossible to deal adequately with the question of trade prospects by way of question and answer. In the past I have followed the usual practice by giving the House all the relevant information in my possession whenever there was an occasion suited to the importance of this subject, and I propose to follow this practice in future.
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDWhat becomes of the encouraging outlook which the right hon. Gentleman described in his speech a month ago?
§ Mr. GRAHAMWe must, of course, give such information as is at our disposal, and I can do that in the House on a proper occasion; but the question in this controversy is the chance of an upward movement in commodity prices, and I am sorry to say that there is little definite sign of that at the moment.
§ Sir K. WOODWill the right hon. Gentleman see that in future his speeches are in keeping with the situation?