§ Sir K. FRASERasked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that the factors in the hosiery trade in Leicester have during the last few months given few orders to the manufacturers, anticipating a fall in prices, with the result that many factories are only employing their factory hands three days in the week; is he aware that German hosieries are sold in this country without being marked made in Germany; and, as this is conducive to more unemployment in the hosiery trade, will be take steps to remedy it?
§ Sir P. LLOYD-GREAMEI regret that the position is substantially as stated by my hon. and gallant Friend. There is no power to require that all imported hosiery should bear an indication of the country of origin. The question of amending the existing law has, however, been considered and reported upon by the Merchandise Marks Committee, and a Bill is being drafted to give effect to the Committee's recommendations.