§ 22. Mr. Holtasked the President of the Board of Trade if, in order to help the victims of flood disaster, he will remove the 42 per cent. import duty on carpets and the 17½ per cent. import duty on furniture.
§ Mr. ErrollNo, Sir.
§ Mr. ErrollBecause there are adequate supplies of home-produced material.
§ Sir J. DuncanWould my right hon. Friend agree that a far better way to 195 supply the victims of the floods with new carpets would be to get them through Dundee and Kidderminster?
§ Mr. NabarroThat is just what I was going to say.
§ Mr. HoltWould the Minister not Agree that for manufacturers in this country to take advantage of the distressing conditions resulting from the floods to secure a fortuitous boost in the sales of their carpets is monstrous?
§ Mr. ErrollI do not see that they are taking any advantage of the duties, because it is their mission in life to sell carpets. I hope that they succeed in doing so.