§ Mr. Rhys Daviesasked the President of the Board of Trade why the people of this country are allowed to go short of certain commodities which they produce whilst those commodities are exported for sale abroad.
§ Mr. DaltonGoods are exported from this country in order either to enable us to continue to buy from overseas materials and supplies essential to the direct war effort or to our home requirements, or to maintain the minimum essential needs of Empire and Allied countries which are dependent upon us.