HC Deb 09 December 1954 vol 535 cc64-5W
61. Mr. Peyton

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is now in a position to make a statement on the import of gloves from Hong Kong into the United Kingdom.

Mr. P. Thorneycroft

I have given full and sympathetic consideration to the arguments adduced by the industries affected by these imports. However, as I have said on a previous occasion, it is not the policy of Her Majesty's Government to restrict imports of colonial goods by imposing quota restrictions, nor to impose duties on them.