§ 66. Mr. J. Griffithsasked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in view of the depression now prevailing in the tinplate industry, as is revealed in the fact that there are 97 less mills operating in the industry at the present time than at the corresponding period of last year, he will give consideration to the possibilities of an extension of the food-canning industry of the country, so as to relieve the depression in the tinplate industry and also assist in the storage of food in preparation for a possible national emergency?
§ Captain WallaceI regret that there is at present nothing to add to the answer which my right hon. Friend gave to the hon. Member on 14th December last.