HC Deb 02 July 1940 vol 362 cc655-6
30. Sir Patrick Hannon

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will state the progress made in the organisation of groups of industries for the development of overseas trade under the direction of the Export Council of the Board of the Trade?

The President of the Board of Trade (Sir Andrew Duncan)

Some 200 Export Groups have been formed, and a full list of these was published in the Board of Trade Journal on 20th June.

Sir P. Hannon

Is the formation of further groups going on satisfactorily?

Sir A. Duncan

Yes, Sir, it is going on very satisfactorily.