§ Mr. CROSSLEYasked the President of the Board of Trade whether it is proposed to adopt the recommendation of Lord Gorell's Committee on the production and exhibition of articles of good design to the effect that the Board of Trade should be responsible for the advancement of industrial art?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANI have considered the recommendation to which my hon. Friend refers, in consultation with my right hon. Friends, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the President of the Board of Education. I have also had the advantage of consulting Lord Gorell. As a result, it has been decided to adopt the recommendation, and I am taking steps to appoint a representative Council to deal with questions affecting the relations between art and industry. The Council will include, artists, in-1188W dustrialists and distributors, together with representatives of the Government Departments most closely interested. There will be a Scottish Committee of the Council which will meet in Scotland and will consist of the Scottish members of the Council with additional members. The Chairman of the Council will be Mr. Frank Pick. I hope to be in a position to announce the names of the other members of the Council at an early date.