HC Deb 15 February 1938 vol 331 c1690
17. Mr. Liddall

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will consult with the Association of British Chambers of Commerce in order to ascertain, from its constituent chambers in the textile manufacturing districts, whether they would welcome the setting up of a national institute of costumes and textile fabrics as a means of educating fashion-designers for the trade, in view of the recent offer by a private collector to present his collection of costumes and fabrics of the past centuries for the use of the public?

Mr. Stanley

If the Association of British Chambers of Commerce desire to make any representations to me on this subject, I shall be glad to take their views into consideration.