9. Mr. Vaneasked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been drawn to the increasing number of new United States built motor cars in this country; and on what grounds he has licensed the expenditure of dollars for this purpose.
§ Mr. P. ThorneycroftImports of cars from the United States and Canada for general sale within the United Kingdom are restricted to 650 cars a year. This quota was established at the end of 1954 in the interests of good trading relations with our North American friends. Many of the American cars seen in this country belong to United States Service men, businessmen, tourists and diplomats.