HC Deb 05 May 1936 vol 311 c1501
20. Mr. SORENSEN

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether orders for Welsh tin-plate have increased or decreased during the last five weeks and to what extent?

Mr. RUNCIMAN

I regret that this information is not available.

Mr. SORENSEN

Will the right hon. Gentleman secure the information?

Mr. RUNCIMAN

A good deal of this information is confidential, and what is confidential I cannot obtain.

Mr. SORENSEN

Is it confidential because the steel cartel makes it so, and is it not possible to secure that the cartel shall disclose the information?