HC Deb 20 February 1940 vol 357 c1125
15. Mr. Ellis Smith

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether the Export Council have given consideration to the position and prospects of the pottery and earthenware industry; and what arrangements have, or are to be made, to stimulate the increase of exports of pottery, earthenware and the products of their ancillary trades?

Sir A. Duncan

The reply to the first part of the Question is in the affirmative. Discussions with representatives of this industry are proceeding.