§ Mr. LYLE-SAMUELasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has received an application under the Safeguarding of Industries Act for the imposing of a duty on imported heavy leather goods; whether, after many months of waiting, the applicants sent a request for the withdrawal of the application, stating that they regarded the administration of the Act as a complete failure; and to what this delay was due?
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§ Mr. BALDWINI would refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him on the same subject on the 12th April.