§ Mr. Sutcliffeasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can now make a statement regarding the proposed Cotton Industry Enabling Bill?
§ Mr. StanleyI hope that a White Paper containing the Clauses of a Bill together with an explanatory memorandum will be available early next week.
I propose immediately thereafter to take a ballot of the firms in the industry on the basis of that document. I am taking this course not because I have any doubt about the manner in which a ballot of the industry has already been taken, but in order to carry out pledges repeatedly given that the interests concerned would have an opportunity of expressing their