§ Mr. Anthony Greenwoodasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in order to ensure full employment in the Lancashire textile industry in the face of intensified Japanese competition resulting from the Anglo-Japanese Trade Agreement, he will reduce purchase tax on cotton textiles for sale on the home market.
§ Mr. R. A. ButlerI cannot accept the assumption, on which this Question is based, as to the effect of the Anglo-Japanese Agreement on the Lancashire textile industry.