§ 77. Mr. T. J. Brooksasked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware of the complaint of the Morley and district quarry owners, that the Government are about to allow the admittance of Italian marble into this country in the form of worked memorials; and if he will reconsider this matter which will cause unfair competition and possibly unemployment and short time for our men in the quarry industry.
§ Sir S. CrippsI am not aware of the complaint to which my hon. Friend refers. The importation of worked memorials is not, in fact, permitted. Licences to import from Italy a small quantity of rough-sawn marble are, however, being issued, but I understand that there are no grounds for the fears indicated in the Question.