§ 18. Mr. Osborneasked the President of the Board of Trade to make a statement on the future policy of raw cotton importation and of his recent conversations with the trade organisations involved.
§ Mr. P. ThorneycroftI would refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Oldham, East (Mr. Horobin) on 5th March. I am glad to say that all the organisations which were represented on the Cotton Import Committee have agreed to be represented on the Review Committee. I am circulating the Members' names in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. OsborneIs my right hon. Friend satisfied that the trade organisations involved were pleased and satisfied with the arrangements made?
§ Mr. ThorneycroftThe trade organisations involved, that is, the spinners, the merchants, and the trade unions, have all expressed their willingness to co-operate in finding an answer to some of the practical problems involved, and I should like to express my appreciation of their action in this matter.
§ Mr. RhodesWill the right hon. Gentleman favourably consider giving the same facilities to the wool industry?
§ Mr. ThorneycroftIf the hon. Gentleman would like to put down a Question on the wool industry, I should consider it.
§ The following have accepted invitations from the President of the Board of Trade and the Minister of Materials to serve on the Cotton Import (Review) Committee:
- The Rt. Hon. Sir Richard Hopkins, G.C.B. (Chairman).
- Mr. Richard Brooks.
- Mr. E. W. Cockroft, O.B.E.
- Mr. G. Hasty.
- Mr. W. B. Hutchinson.
- Mr. A. J. Kentish-Barnes.
- Sir Ralph Lacey.
- Mr. A. Naesmith, C.B.E,. M.A., J.P.
- Mr. F. Napper.
- Mr. A. Roberts, C.B.E., J.P.
- Mr. C. Schofield, O.B.E., J.P.
- Sir E. Raymond Streat, C.B.E.
- Mr. A. V. Symons.
- Mr. W. T. Winterbottom, C.B.E.
§ Mr. P. W. Carey of the Ministry of Materials and Mr. R. R. D. McIntosh of the Board of Trade have been appointed Joint Secretaries.