Mr. ALLENasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is in a position to report a substantial increase in the export of British artificial silk goods to the Argentine as a result of the Anglo-Argentine trade agreement?
§ Mr. W. GRAHAMAs I explained on Tuesday, 21st January, in reply to questions by the hon. Members for Moseley (Mr. Hannon) and Devizes, (Mr. Hurd) the scope of the reductions of duty on goods of or containing artificial silk on importation into the Argentine is still being considered by the Argentine Government, and no reduction has in fact yet been accorded. The question of the effect of such a reduction on the trade concerned does not therefore arise.