§ 87. Mr. Philips Priceasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware of the considerable demand in the United States of America for high-quality British crockery but that, owing to the long delivery dates, this market is being largely lost; and whether he will take steps to see what can be done to remedy this matter.
§ Mr. J. EdwardsI am well aware of the great demand in the United States— 29W and in Canada, too—for high quality British pottery and of the difficulties caused by protracted deliveries. These are due to the impracticability of increasing quickly enough production of the special types of ware which the North American market demands. My right hon. Friend mentioned in a reply which he gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Stoke (Mr. Ellis Smith) on 25th October, some of the steps which are being taken to help manufacturers to increase their production for export. Wherever possible, as in the allocation of scarce resources, preference is given to manufacturers with potentially large dollar exports.