§ Sir H. BRITTAINasked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether the Empire Marketing Board proposes to make a grant for the establishment of a professorship of Empire at one of the universities and, if so, what university has been selected; and what is the amount of the proposed grant?
§ Mr. AMERYOn the recommendation of the Empire Marketing Board, I have lately approved a grant of £2,000 per annum for a period of five years with a view to the establishment of a Chair of Imperial Economic Relations in the University of London. The object of this grant is to promote economic investigation and research into the marketing of Empire products in this country.