§ Mr. WHITEasked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department in what circumstances it has been decided that the cotton and textiles section of the British Industries Fair for 1932 shall be in charge of Exhibition Organisers, Limited, in view of the fact that hitherto the textile section has been in the hands of the Department of Overseas Trade; and, in view of the recommendations of Lord Chelmsford's Committee, what are the terms of the arrangements between the Department of Overseas Trade and Exhibition Organisers, Limited, and to what extent State money is involved in them?
§ Mr. GILLETTI am afraid that the hon. Member has been misinformed as to the arrangements for the British Industries Fair of 1932 which are fully in harmony with the principles laid down in the report of Lord Chelmsford's Committee (paragraph 61). The Textiles Section of the Fair will in its new and extended form continue to be under the control of and organised by the Department of Overseas Trade. Exhibition Organisers, Limited, have been deputed by my Department, at the special request of a committee representing various trade associations of the textile industries, to undertake on a commission basis certain work in connection with the organisation of the Textile Section and further to arrange the erection of stands and decorations, and to provide a mannequin parade for that section. The arrangement made by my Department with Exhibition Organisers, Limited, entails no change in the policy under 629W which the British Industries Fair is (except for the special grant for publicity) organised on a self-supporting basis so as to involve no charge on public funds.