§ Lieut.-Commander ASTBURYasked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware of the proposed pact to be entered into between the British Dyestuffs Corporation and German dye-makers; whether he has considered the effect of this pact upon all other English dye-makers; and whether he is aware that the outside firms supply 50 per cent, of the colour produced in this country?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERI am not aware of any present proposal of the nature suggested in the first part of the question, and the second part of the question consequently does not arise. As regards the third part, I am aware that a large proportion of the output of dyestuffs in this country is produced by concerns other than the British Dyestuffs Corporation.