§ Sir H. BRITTAINasked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department whether he can inform the House as to the progress being made for the forthcoming British Industries Fairs in London and Birmingham; on what dates, respectively, will they be open; and how the applications to take part compare with those of previous years?
§ Captain HACKINGUp to Saturday last the total exhibition space applied for in the forthcoming British Industries Fair, to be held in London and Birmingham from the 20th February to the 2nd March, 1928, was 403,488 square feet. By the equivalent date of last year the area applied for was 285,848 square feet. The total exhibition area of the last Fair was 300,258 square feet.