§ Mr. Saltasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that firms manufacturing textile machinery are suffering severely from German competition, and that, in the case of stainless steel 635W spindles there is evidence that orders have in some instances been reduced this year to one-tenth of those received a year ago; and will he take steps to regulate the importation of such machinery by the imposition of a quota?
§ Mr. StanleyI have received no complaints recently of German competition in textile machinery and the particular case of stainless steel spindles has not been brought to my notice. I shall be happy to consider, however, any information which my hon. Friend may wish to bring to my attention.