§ 59. Mr. Hurdasked the President of the Board of Trade, if he is aware of the difficulties of British manufacturers of textiles in supplying orders from South America in competition with Italian and other continental firms; and if it is still his policy to allow the export to the Continent of modern textile machinery needed in this country.
§ Sir S. CrippsI am aware that British exporters of textiles have difficulty in meeting all the orders offered to them from South America and other markets because of shortage of production, but I am not aware that they are experiencing difficulty in disposing of available cloth 30 because of Italian and other Continental competition. With reference to the second part of the Question, the output of textile machinery will continue to be divided between home and export markets with full regard for the importance of home requirements.