48. Earl of Dalkeithasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will seek to ban the advertising of French wines and spirits in the United Kingdom until such time as the French Government relaxes the ban on advertising Scotch whisky in France.
§ Mrs. Gwyneth DunwoodyNo. I have no evidence to suggest that the 157W French ban is significantly affecting our exports of Scotch whisky, which are increasing, or that a retaliatory ban by us would lead to its relaxation.