§ Mr. Hector Hughesasked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that the preferential tariffs accorded by Her Majesty's Government to knitwear and woollen gloves from Hong Kong is 173W threatening to damage those industries in Aberdeen and to create unemployment there; and if he will set up an official inquiry into this situation with a view to mitigating the loss thereby occasioned to the Scottish industry in general and to the four factories in Aberdeen in particular.
§ Mr. ErrollI am aware of the concern of the Scottish knitwear industry about imports from Hong Kong. I see no purpose in setting up an official inquiry.