Orders of the Day — Civil Estimates and Estimates for Revenue Departments, 1928 (Vote on Account).

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at on 1 March 1928.

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Photo of Captain Robert Henderson Captain Robert Henderson , Henley

The comparison is not quite so bad as the hon. Member thinks, because in this type of car the whole of the export orders are booked for the summer. One other thing I should like to say is that the hon. Member would lead the House to understand that safeguarding had not, assisted the employment of British labour. I can speak from personal knowledge of my own constituency. When this industry had the benefit of safeguarding, employment steadily increased. The McKenna Duties were removed, and at once a check to employment set in, and that check was accentuated month by month.