§ 6. Mr. Zilliacusasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether he will co-ordinate and publish information on the nature and extent of Soviet and Chinese proposals for trade with this country, and the extent to which they are prevented from being fulfilled because of cold war trade embargoes and the demands of defence on industry and the Budget.
§ Mr. ZilliacusIs not the Chancellor aware that public opinion, particularly in the business world and in the trade union world, is getting very worried at the effects of the American slump and very anxious to develop trade with the countries mentioned? In the circumstances, will not the right hon. Gentleman give some information as to what the Government are doing in this sphere?
Dr. HillThe hon. Gentleman will be aware of the discussions now proceeding in Paris in the Co-ordinating Committee and of the Answers given by my right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade last week and in another place on the subjects that he raises. He will also be aware that, in so far as trade with the Soviet Union and China is concerned, there has been a substantial increase in recent years.