Major Lloydasked the President of the Board of Trade whether the teams nominated in June last on the request of the Government by the British Constructional Steelworkers' Association to investigate certain branches of German industry have yet left for Germany.
§ Sir S. CrippsOne of these teams left this country on 7th November; another is scheduled to go to Germany this week. The nominations for these teams were finally agreed in August. Delays since that time have been due in part to the extreme pressure on transport and accommodation facilities in Germany which are extremely limited, and in part to members of teams not being available on the dates scheduled for their departure.