§ 14. Dr. John Dunwoodyasked the President of the Board of Trade what effects have the banning and the resumption of meat imports from Argentina had on British exports to that country.
§ Mr. DellI can give no precise estimate, but there is no doubt that some important contracts were lost. Since the restrictions on carcase meat were raised our export trade has made good progress.
§ Dr. DunwoodyDoes my hon. Friend agree that over the past 18 months there has been steady, if slow, progress in our exports to Argentina, and that some of the exaggerated and gloomy forecasts when we had to ban meat coming to this country have not been proved true?
§ Mr. DellThere was undoubtedly during the period of the ban a falling off in the rate of expansion we were looking for. The situation has improved subsequently, and I hope that it continues to improve and that our whole trade with Argentina gets into a better balance than it has recently been in.