HC Deb 20 July 1937 vol 326 cc1941-2
15. Mr. Burke

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether any reciprocal concessions will be made to Belgium in return for the reliefs in quotas granted by the Belgian Government to Great Britain on the lines of the Oslo Convention?

Mr. Stanley

As I have previously stated, the Belgian Government have voluntarily extended to this country, in view of the trade relations between the two countries, the benefit of the quota reliefs accorded by them to the other signatories of the recent agreement between the Oslo countries. Accordingly, the question of reciprocal concessions by this country to Belgium does not arise.

Mr. Burke

Will not mutual agreements have to be made to help international trade?

Mr. Stanley

That is a different question. This is a case where we have been given a concession without other questions having been raised.