§ 52. Sir W. Smithersasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give an undertaking that, when existing contracts lapse, he will put an end to his Department's bulk purchases.
§ Mr. P. ThorneycroftThe Board of Trade does not make any bulk purchases.
§ Sir W. SmithersWill my right hon. Friend try to persuade all his colleagues, in the national interest, to stop State trading as soon as possible?
§ Mr. ThorneycroftThe Board of Trade does not make any bulk purchases.