§ 55. Mr. DODDasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is satisfied that the necessary steps are being taken to ensure that the views of basic industries and agriculture are receiving due consideration by the Foreign Issues Advisory Committee?
§ The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER (Mr. Chamberlain)Yes, Sir. Paragraphs 6 and 8 of the Terms of Reference and Instructions to the Committee, which were circulated in the OFFICIAL REPORT for 7th April, 1936, show that the important point to which my hon. Friend draws attention was fully taken into consideration when the Foreign Transactions (Advisory) Committee was set up. My hon. Friend may be assured that the Committee acts in accordance with those principles.