§ 28. Mr. LIDDALLasked the President of the Board of Trade if he has any information in regard to the applications made to the Board by the manufacturing section of the home timber trade for adequate protection?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANApplications of this kind are for consideration not by my Department but by the Import Duties 189 Advisory Committee to whom, I understand, various timber trade organisations have made representations.
§ Mr. LIDDALLWill the right hon. Gentleman, as far as it is possible for him to do so, urge the Tariff Advisory Committee to decide without further delay, to enable British timber manufacturers to compete with America?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANI am afraid that I cannot interfere with the work of the Import Duties Advisory Committee.