§ 35. Mr. Biggs - Davisonasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is satisfied that the anti-dumping procedure is expeditious enough; and what improvements he has in mind.
§ Mr. ErrollMy right hon. Friend considers that the procedure for dealing with anti-dumping applications is as expeditious as it can be made consistently with our international obligations and the requirements of the 1957 Act.
§ Mr. Biggs-DavisonIs my right hon. Friend aware that many horticulturists in my constituency and in Essex are dissatisfied with the procedure, and will the Board of Trade at least try to improve it?
§ Mr. ErrollI am aware of the difficulty in connection with horticulture. We do try to be as quick as we can in these urgent cases.
§ Sir H. Legge-BourkeWill my right hon. Friend bear in mind that the times when the use of this machinery is most necessary are nearly always those which involve highly perishable produce suddenly arriving in floods from the Continent, and that tariffs really are not the best means? What we really want is a more stringent method than this to deal with critical periods in home production.
§ Mr. ErrollI assure my hon. Friend that in horticultural cases we have acted quickly.
§ Mr. RidsdaleHas my right hon. Friend been in touch with the Horticultural Marketing Council, and has it made suggestions to him on this matter?
§ Mr. ErrollI should like to look into that.