§ 8. Mr. Sydney Irvingasked the President of the Board of Trade how many tons of below-cost butter have been dumped in Great Britain in each of the last three years.
§ Sir D. EcclesAs I told my hon. Friend the Member far Norfolk, Central (Sir F. Medlicott) on 24th January, I do not have this information.
§ Mr. IrvingAs this matter has been raised in the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation, is the President of the Board of Trade aware that the Director-General of the Department of Agriculture in New Zealand estimates the figure to be 40,000? What effect does the right hon. Gentleman expect that the Customs Duties (Dumping and Subsidies) Act, 1957, will have on this position?
§ Sir D. EcclesWhen the New Zealand mission was here last year, I explained to it the procedure which should be adopted if New Zealand wished to make an application for an anti-dumping duty, and no such application has yet been made.