Major BARNESasked the President of the Board of Trade (1) whether the Committee which sat in December and January last to hear evidence under the Safeguarding of Industries Act, in connection with domestic, illuminating, and mounting glassware, has yet completed its inquiry; whether its findings have been embodied in a Report; if so, whether the Report was unanimous or not; when it was received by him; whether he proposes to make an order imposing an Import Duty;
(2) whether the Committee recently appointed under the Safeguarding of Industries Act (Part II) in connection with a complaint referring to gold leaf imported from Germany has made its Report; if so, whether he will disclose to the House the nature of that Report;, whether he has yet considered it; and what action he proposes to take in the matter?
§ Mr. BALDWINBoth the Committees to which the hon. and gallant Member refers have submitted their Reports, and it is proposed to present these and other Reports to Parliament and publish them in the ordinary course. In the meanwhile, I do not think it is desirable to make any statement regarding their nature or contents or regarding any action which it may be proposed to take The Glassware Committee reported on the 18th February, 1922.