§ Mr. HAILWOODasked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that the export of English china clay during the last few years has been very limited; and whether he can suggest any steps being taken that will stimulate this trade?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANThe exports of china clay, in common with most of the products of this country, have been small during the last few years as compared with pre-War years. The exports for 1913 were 629,703 tons, and these declined to 232,464 tons in 1918. Since the Armistice, however, there has been a satisfactory improvement in the figures: 286,543 tons were exported in 1919 and 211,636 tons for the first six months of 1920. It is424W hoped that an improvement in transport facilities will accelerate this satisfactory rate of progress.