Major BARNESasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will consider the advisability, in making any further appointments to the board of the British Dyestuffs Corporation, of making it a condition that no person so appointed shall be a director or interested in other dye or chemical companies?
§ Mr. BALDWINThe Board of the British Dyestuffs Corporation is not appointed by the Board of Trade, whose powers are limited to the nomination of the two Government representatives. But, in any event, I do not think that such a restriction as the hon. and gallant Member suggests would necessarily be an advantageous one.
Major BARNESasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give the amount of German dyes and German intermediates purchased by the British Dyestuffs Corporation during the year 1921?
§ Mr. BALDWINI am informed that apart from small samples of about I kilogram each, obtained for research and experimental purposes, no dyestuffs or intermediates of German manufacture were purchased by the British Dyestuffs Corporation during 1921.
Major BARNESasked the President of the Board of Trade whether, seeing that on the board of directors of the British Dyestuffs Corporation there is no director with any expert knowledge of the production of dyes, he is prepared to take steps to remedy this and to provide that at least one of the Government nominees should have special knowledge of dye-making?
§ Mr. BALDWINI do not propose at present to take any action of the kind suggested.