§ Mr. G. LOCKER-LAMPSONasked the President of the Board of Trade whether trade marks have to be on all burners and cutlery imported into this country?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANThe answer is in the negative. The marking of imported goods is regulated by Section 16 of the Merchandise Marks Act, 1887, which prohibits the importation of all goods which bear false trade descriptions as well as the importation of any goods which bear any name or trade mark being, or purporting to be, the name or trade mark of any manufacturer, dealer or trader in the United Kingdom, unless such name or trade mark is accompanied by a definite indication of the country in which the goods were made or produced. The question whether any Amendment of these provisions is desirable is now being considered by the Merchandise Marks Committee set up by the Board of Trade.