asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can now make a statement as to the result of the representations made to the Italian Government against the restriction placed upon the import of coal and other goods into that country?

I regret that at the moment I am not in a position to add to the information which was given to the hon. Member on 25th February. The whole matter is being actively pursued with the Italian Government and a further statement will be made as soon as it is possible to do so.