§ Q3. Mr. Biggs-Davisonasked the Prime Minister whether he will initiate, or give encouragement to, a "Buy British" campaign.
§ The Prime MinisterHer Majesty's Government strongly support all efforts to persuade British manufacturers and British consumers, in respect of capital 824 goods, consumer goods and foodstuffs, respectively, to meet more of their requirements from competitive home production, and emphasise the importance of our own manufacturers concentrating on goods which in design, specification and price are comparable with the best that can be bought abroad.
§ Mr. Biggs-DavisonHave the Government no plan or a propaganda campaign of their own? Are they going to leave it all to the Daily Express?
§ The Prime MinisterThere are some things that I would be happy to leave to it. Its campaign has been welcomed by the Government, as we welcomed its export compaign last year. We should be very glad to see industry generally taking any action to bring to the attention of buyers in this country, industrial or consumers, the desirability of buying British goods, where comparable. We have this through the National Exports Council for some years.