§ 32. Mr. Henderson Stewartasked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that there is a considerable demand for jute cloth in the United States of America; that Dundee firms are anxious to meet this need, but are prohibited from doing so by the export quotas imposed by his Department; and what steps he intends to take to encourage this important section of exports to the dollar area.
§ Mr. H. WilsonThe output of jute cloth in the United Kingdom is insufficient to met all requirements. These consist principally of packaging for, or use in the manufacture of, goods which are in many cases themselves exported at a value greatly in excess of the actual jute used. It would clearly be inappropriate, therefore, to allow direct export of jute cloth if this meant reducing the supply for these purposes. Exporters are, of course, free to dispose of their individual quotas in the dollar markets.