§ 75. Mr. Ellis Smithasked the President of the Board of Trade what steps he is taking to improve export credit facilities and liberalise restrictions on imports from the Eastern bloc, as a result of his discussions with the representatives of the Steel Works Plant Association on 1st March; and if he will make a statement on the meeting and on his policy in this regard.
§ Mr. GreenIt was agreed at my right hon. Friend's meeting with representatives of the Steel Works Plant Association on 1st March that the discussions should be treated as confidential. E.C.G.D. credit insurance facilities are available to exporters to these countries on the same basis as for other markets. Our present trade agreements provide a satisfactory framework for the development of trade with these countries.