§ 56. Mr. Stokesasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has considered the resolution taken by the British Chambers of Commerce at Johannesburg at their congress in September, 1948, with regard to the London Chamber of Commerce's solution for balancing international trade which was forwarded to him; and if he is yet in a position to announce what action he proposes to take on it.
§ Mr. JayThe proposals to which my hon. Friend refers, like other proposals for balancing international trade, will be borne in mind in formulating the policy of His Majesty's Government.
§ Mr. StokesThat does not realty answer my Question. For the purpose of asking my supplementary question I must assume that my hon. Friend has studied the correspondence between myself and the Chancellor. What I want to know is, were these matters considered at the recent conference and, if they were not, why were they not?
§ Mr. JayThese matters have been studied by the British Government. We have many schemes of this kind laid before us; many of them contain useful and constructive ideas, and we have studied this one, amongst others.