HC Deb 11 February 1954 vol 523 cc1344-5
19. Mr. Warbey

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether rubber and rubberised piece goods, aeroplane cloth and balloon cloth are still on the list of goods banned for export to China.

Mr. P. Thorneycroft

The embargo on certain exports to China applies to none of these goods. Raw rubber is, however, subject to the embargo.

Mr. Warbey

Can the right hon. Gentleman say when these goods were removed from the banned list? Is he aware that Japan removed these goods from her banned list on 15th January? On this occasion did he manage to beat the Japanese, or did he, as usual, lag behind?

Mr. Thorneycroft

None of these goods has ever been on our list.