§ Mr. HALL-CAINEasked the President of the Board of Trade whether it is pro- 2494W posed to take any steps to enter into negotiations with Italy to prevent any unreasonable increase of Italian imports into this country as a result of the depreciation of the lira?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANNo, Sir. I see no reason to expect that there will be any abnormal increase in imports from Italy or that the home market could not be adequately protected under existing powers.