§ 59. Mr. Ian Winterbottomasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will adopt a sliding scale for the calculation of drawback of duty on exported paper bags.
§ The Secretary for Overseas Trade (Mr. Bottomley)As the trade interests concerned have already been informed, we are ready to consider this proposal sympathetically as soon as we receive from them certain additional information for which they have been asked.
§ Mr. WinterbottomIs my hon. Friend aware that very valuable export trade is being lost as a result of the lack of this sliding scale? Will he do his best to get an early agreement with the trade?
§ Mr. BottomleyWe are awaiting a reply from the trade association and as soon as we get that we shall try to reach an agreement.