§ 24. Mr. GRANVILLE GIBSONasked the President of the Board of Trade whether the Anglo-German trade agreement is working satisfactorily; and whether he is aware that exporters are finding it difficult to do export trade with Germany owing to the difficulty on the part of some German importers of obtaining import certificates?
§ Lieut.-Colonel J. COLVILLE (Secretary, Department of Overseas Trade)It is the case that certain difficulties of the character referred to by my hon. Friend were experienced in connection with the early working of the Anglo-German Payments Agreement. These points have, however, been taken up as they arose with the German authorities through His Majesty's Embassy in Berlin, and I understand that the agree- 192 ment is now working, on the whole, satisfactorily. I can assure my hon. Friend that the operation of the agreement will continue to be closely watched by the Board of Trade.
§ Mr. GIBSONIs the Minister aware that great difficulties are being experienced at the present time in the North of England and the difficulties are so great that barter agreements have been come to in some cases?
§ Lieut.-Colonel COLVILLEIf the hon. Member wishes to bring any conditions to my notice I shall be glad to receive them.