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Motion made and Question proposed,
That the Wool Textile Industry (Export Promotion Levy) (Amendment) Order 1971, a draft of which was laid before this House on 7th April, be approved.—[Mr. Ridley.]
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§ Mr. Ben Ford (Bradford, North)While I hope the House will endorse this Order, which is viewed with considerable importance by all sections of the wool textile industry, I feel that I must comment on it before it leaves our hands.
This industry, along with the wool textile industries of most other countries, is undergoing somewhat of a depression. I had the good fortune to be in Hong Kong recently, where I saw the products of the West Riding wool cloth industry being prominently displayed with great pride by the retailers concerned. Because the promotion of our wool cloth products deserve every encouragement, I hope the House will endorse the order.
§ Question put and agreed to.
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Resolved,
That the Wool Textile Industry (Export Promotion Levy) (Amendment) Order 1971, a draft of which was laid before this House on 7th April, be approved.
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Resolved,
That the Wool Textile Industry (Scientific Research Levy) (Amendment) Order 1971, a draft of which was laid before this House on 7th April, be approved.—[Mr. Ridley.]