HC Deb 14 November 1916 vol 87 c632W
Mr. MacCAW

asked whether cotton yarn exported from India is prohibited from coming into the United Kingdom; and, if so, on what grounds?

Mr. RUNCIMAN

A prohibition on the importation of all cotton yarn into the United Kingdom was established by Royal-Proclamation of 30th March, which, like other similar Proclamations, was issued with the object of setting free tonnage space for articles of an indispensable character.

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