§ 6. Sir I. Fraserasked the President of the Board of Trade what reaction there has been to his proposals for a voluntary reduction of butter imports from Continental countries.
§ Sir D. EcclesI would refer my hon. Friend to the Answer which I gave to a Question by my hon. Friend the Member for Newbury (Mr. Hurd) on 19th June.
§ Sir I. FraserWould not it be just as short for the right hon. Gentleman to tell me the Answer?
§ Sir D. EcclesI regret to inform my hon. Friend that the Answer was very long—and when I gave it I apologised to the House for its length.
§ Mr. SnowIn view of the disquiet that has been occasioned by price increases following this arrangement, would not it be a good thing to inform the public that we are dependent on these Comonwealth markets for our major heavy exports, and that there is an element of reciprocity which at present a large body of the public does not fully appreciate?
§ Sir D. EcclesI am very ready to look into that matter, but I thought that there had been a good deal of publicity about butter recently.