HC Deb 26 February 1959 vol 600 cc1291-2
49. Mr. Gower

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will make it a condition of his grant to the Dollar Export Council that Wales should have representatives on the Dollar Exports Council.

Sir D. Eccles

No, Sir. But the Chairman of the Council is considering the question of Welsh representation.

Mr. Gower

While thanking my right hon. Friend for the latter part of his Answer, may I say that it is the negative part at the beginning of the reply which is unsatisfactory? Is he aware that this is one of far too many councils and committees in the United Kingdom which either have no Welsh representative or on which the Welsh representation is quite inadequate and that so long as I get this kind of Answer I shall express my discontent in various ways?

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