§ Mr. R. Gibsonasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that the delays in issuing export licences for goods destined for use in public health and other essential services in British Dominions are causing anxiety and loss to exporters in Greenock and elsewhere; and if he will take immediate steps to have the grievances removed, in view of the fact that such export licences were issued promptly during the last war?
§ Mr. StanleyI would refer the hon. Member to the answer given yesterday to my hon. Friend the Member for Pudsey and Otley (Sir C. G. Gibson). I would add that arrangements have been made to facilitate the grant of licences in respect of applications submitted by the Stores Departments of His Majesty's Governments in the Dominions and India, and that the arrangements are understood to be working satisfactorily.