§ 14. Mr. Brewisasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will now take steps to restrict imports of early potatoes in the interests of the economy.
§ Mrs. Gwyneth DunwoodyNo, Sir. There is no justification for imposing restrictions on trade that would damage our international trading relations and our exports.
§ Mr. BrewisWhy do we have to import these early potatoes from these 10 different countries, with many of which we have an adverse trade balance? Saving imports is as valuable as increasing exports.
§ Mrs. DunwoodyWe are aware of the need for more import saving. We do not allow imports of main crop potatoes because this might affect those of our producers who are not in the early potato market.