HC Deb 31 March 1955 vol 539 cc59-60W
69. Mr. Erroll

asked the President of the Board of Trade what steps he is taking to ensure that British brush manufacturers and exporters do not experience undue hardship through the embargo on imported brushes recently made by the United States Government; and whether he will make a statement on the general position.

Mr. P. Thomeycroft

Her Majesty's Embassy in Washington have discussed the treatment of uncompleted contracts with the United States Treasury. Exporters have been advised to get their United States customers to file applications for licences with full details of the contracts involved and of the state of manufacture reached at the date of the embargo.