§ 77. Mr. Popplewellasked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that a Darlington firm was promised an order to supply British rails to the Sudan, but the Rail Makers International Cartel ruled that it was Japan's turn to supply these, with the result that the British firm lost the order; and what action he is taking to break this restrictive practice, which takes work from Great Britain, and also hampers the export trade.
§ Mr. GreenNo. So far as my right hon. Friend is aware, no order for rails has yet been placed. The second part of the hon. Member's Question therefore does not arise.