§ Mr. Ellis Smithasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will set up an official investigation into the facts contained in the letter sent him by the British Pottery Manufacturers Federation, dated 16th March, 1965, with a view to bringing 264W about an improvement and a larger percentage of world trade.
§ Mr. DarlingThis letter is one of a series of regular quarterly reports on the current position in the pottery industry and I do not consider that the facts contained in it call for any special investigation. The Board of Trade keeps in close touch with the British Pottery Manufacturers' Federation and is always ready to do all it can to assist the industry to improve its trading position particularly in export markets.