HC Deb 30 June 1949 vol 466 cc97-8W
22. Mr. Dodds-Parker

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will institute a world trade week similar to that held in the United States of America in May, 1949.

Mr. H. Wilson

I understand that the object of World Trade Week was to draw the attention of the United States public to the importance of foreign trade in both directions. I do not consider that there is any need in this country to undertake further means of making the public export-conscious, though I am always ready to consider suggestions for increasing the flow of exports to the United States and Canada.