Sir E. JONESasked the President of the Board of Trade when the new Departmental arrangements for dealing expeditiously with imports and export licences will be completed; and whether he will issue a statement setting forth the arrangements when completed?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANA statement of the Departmental arrangements referred to will be made at an early date.
Sir E. JONESasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will open 637W a central bureau where members of the public will be able to obtain copies of all orders and forms relating to imports and exports or other trading matters?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANMy right hon. Friend hopes shortly to set up an inquiry office at the entrance to the Board of Trade in Whitehall Gardens where personal inquiries can be dealt with. Meanwhile copies of all Orders and modifications of Orders and all information relating to trading matters are published in the "Board of Trade Journal," which appears weekly on Thursdays, and may be obtained from the Sale Offices for Government Publications at Kingsway and Abingdon Street, in London, and in Manchester, Edinburgh, Cardiff, and Dublin. Copies of the Orders may also be obtained separately from the sale agents.