§ 12. Mr. Errollasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement on the Government's present policy regarding the exports of cotton yarn.
Mr. H. WilsonI would refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Cheadle (Mr. Shepherd) on 12th April.
§ Mr. ErrollIn view of the fact that many of our weaving sheds are on short time owing to lack of yarn, is it not ironic that we should be sending it to those countries which are receiving a larger allowance of cotton from America than ourselves?
Mr. WilsonI have discussed this fully with the cotton trade and they are most anxious that I should not do anything to reduce too much the export of yarn. They have given an assurance that they will reduce it, and that supplies to home weaving sheds will not be endangered.