§ 3. Captain McEwenasked the President of the Board of Trade whether, before the recent application of a policy 1367 of concentration was applied to Scottish peltmongers, the Scottish Skinners' Association was consulted; and whether adequate safeguards will be incorporated in the scheme to ensure that discontinuing firms will be afforded a chance of restarting when control is taken off?
§ Sir A. DuncanYes, Sir. The Scottish Skinners' Association was consulted before the recent application of concentration to the Scottish peltmongers, and steps are being taken to ensure, so far as possible, that discontinuing firms in this industry will have the opportunity of restarting after the war.
§ Captain McEwenIs my right hon. Friend aware that the Scottish peltmongers feel very strongly that the reasons for so drastic a measure of concentration were not sufficiently explained to them?
§ Sir A. DuncanNo, Sir, I am not aware of that.