§ Sir K. FRASERasked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware of the very serious condition that has been brought about in the fabric glove industry by the unrestricted importation into this country of fabric gloves manufactured in Germany and sold at prices which puts the English-made article entirely out of the market; and will he take steps to remedy this evil?
§ Sir P. LLOYD-GREAMEI am aware that the position of the fabric glove industry in this country is not satisfactory but I hardly think this can be due, as my hon. and gallant Friend suggests, to unrestricted importation, as the total recorded imports of these gloves have only amounted to 259,000 dozen pairs during the first nine months of this year, as against 888,000 dozen pairs in the corresponding period of last year, and over 2,000,000 dozen pairs in the first nine months of 1913.