§ Mr. W. GRAHAMasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has received complaints from the Scottish Alliance of Printers and also from printing firms in Edinburgh regarding the delay in the transmission of goods between Edinburgh and London; whether there is danger of work being refused on the ground that it is not delivered in London up to scheduled time, and that this is a matter of the utmost importance to a large centre of printing like Edinburgh; and whether, having regard to the fact that the difficulty is not due to labour troubles in this case, he will take immediate steps to provide for the better transport of these goods?
§ Sir A. GEDDESI have received a complaint in the matter from the Scottish Alliance of Employers in the Printing and Allied Trades. The Board of Trade have been in communication with the Railway Executive Committee, and I am sending the hon. Gentleman a copy of a letter which was recently received from the Committee.