HC Deb 17 March 1931 vol 249 cc1843-4
32. Sir KINGSLEY WOOD

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he has any information as to whether there has been any recent substantial progress and improvement in our trade and industry?

The PRESIDENT of the BOARD of TRADE (Mr. William Graham)

I would refer the right hon. Gentleman to the answer which I returned on the 3rd February to a question put to me by the right hon. Gentleman the Member for Tamworth (Sir A. Steel-Maitland).

Sir K. WOOD

Is the right hon. Gentleman not prepared to make any statement since the 3rd of February? It is now the 17th of March.

Mr. GRAHAM

My previous reply indicated that it is quite impossible to review the state of trade in reply to a question.

Sir K. WOOD

How is it that the right hon. Gentleman is able to make speeches on this matter up and down the country?

Mr. GRAHAM

When I make speeches in the country adequate time is at my disposal, and not merely time for a few lines only in reply to a question.