§ Mr. COLLISONasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that an export inquiry for the price of 20 tons of Indigopur was recently offered by the official distributors for the British Government at 7s. 1d. per lb., against the price of the same article for home consumption at 8s. 6d. per lb.; and, in view of the fact that this shows a difference of £3,173 6s. 8d. on this order in favour of the foreign buyer, will he give instructions to the official distributors to discontinue such discrimination against the home user?
§ Viscount WOLMERI presume that by official distributors the British Dyestuffs Corporation is meant, and I am informed that no such offer as is mentioned in the question has been made by the corporation in respect either of any reparation indigo or of indigo of their own production. If the hon. Member has definite evidence to the contrary, I shall be glad to consider it.