§ Major M. WOODasked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been drawn to the action of the 1550W Farriers' Association and Blacksmiths' Union in intimating to certain Glasgow iron merchants that their names will be removed from the list of suppliers to the association and union unless they cease supplying an organisation of Scottish farmers called the Co-operative Smithies; and whether he proposes to take powers to deal with cases of this kind?
Mr. WEBBI am considering this matter in the light of the detailed information which has been supplied by the hon. and gallant Member, and I am in communication with the National Master Farriers' Association on the subject. The second part of the question raises a matter of general policy on which I am not at present in a position to make any statement.