HC Deb 01 December 1930 vol 245 cc1807-8W
Mr. WHITE

asked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department what trade or industrial organisations have been brought into co-operation with the Overseas Trade Development Council since that body was set up?

Mr. GILLETT

The Overseas Trade Development Council or its staff have been in touch with a large number of im- portant trade associations and commercial bodies, and the following eight have met the Council since its formation to discuss means of assisting export trade:

The British Electrical and Allied Manufacturers' Association.

The Manchester Chamber of Commerce.

The Sheffield Lighter Trades Manufacturers' Association.

The Incorporated Federated Associations of Boot and Shoe Manufacturers of Great Britain and Ireland.

National Association of Scottish Woollen Manufacturers.

The Federation of Curriers, Light Leather Tanners and Dressers.

The Joint Committee of Cotton Trade Organisations.

The British Cotton Textile Asociation.