HC Deb 06 November 1945 vol 415 cc1083-4
55. Mr. Osborne

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make available the necessary dollars for English paper manufacturers to purchase new and modern machinery in Canada and the U.S.A., particularly since large amounts in dollars have been provided to purchase newsprint from North America, which English manufacturers feel should have been made in this country.

Mr. Dalton

The Treasury provide foreign exchange to pay for any imports licensed by the Board of Trade.

Mr. Osborne

If I bring a special case where one has been turned down to the notice of the Chancellor, will be consider it?

Mr. Dalton

That is automatic. If my right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade licenses imports, my officials automatically provide the exchange.