§ Mr. Stokesasked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department whether he is aware that the recent order to British manufacturers for, approximately, £1,000,000 of locomotives from the Turkish Government, stipulates that those locomotives must be of German design and all accessories are to be purchased in Germany; whether those accessories are to be financed out of the credit granted to Turkey, as is the main contract; and what steps he is taking to insist on these accessories being manufactured in England?
§ Mr. CrossI have been asked to reply. The locomotives to which the hon. Member refers will be manufactured in this country. The existing locomotives in Turkey are of German origin, and in order to obtain the contract it was necessary for the manufacturers to accept the condition that certain accessories, representing a small proportion of the total order, must be obtained from Germany though they will be fitted here.