HC Deb 18 July 1957 vol 573 cc129-30W
36. Mr. Burke

asked the President of the Board of Trade what steps he proposes to take, as a result of further con -sideration following the interview with members of the Cotton Mission, to control the volume of cheap cotton goods being imported into the United Kingdom from India and the Far East.

Sir D. Eccles

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Colonies in his answer to a Question from my hon. Friend the Member for Darwen (Mr. Fletcher-Cooke) on Tuesday showed what difficult problems are involved in this matter. The Government are studying the position, and I am not yet able to make a statement.

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