§ 61. Mr. H. Hyndasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that shirts marked "Empire Make" are being sold in Accrington; whether he will investigate the extent to which Empire trade facilities appear to be abused by the use of Hong Kong for the export of cotton goods actually made in foreign countries; and what action he proposes to take to stop cheap imports of this kind during the present crisis in the British cotton industry.
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§ Mr. LowI am aware that woven shirts of Commonwealth origin are being sold in the United Kingdom, The possibility that foreign-made goods might be entering the United Kingdom as goods of Commonwealth origin has been investigated, but there is no evidence that this has been happening. The last part of the Question does not therefore arise.