Clause 16. — (Suspension of Initial Allowances.)

Part of Clause 15. — (Alterations in Personal Reliefs, etc.) – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 7 June 1951.

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Photo of Sir Godfrey Nicholson Sir Godfrey Nicholson , Farnham 12:00, 7 June 1951

Perhaps it shows that the Amendment was drafted in a confused manner. At the same time the principle underlying the Amendment is the same, that new processes of manufacture or packaging should have preferential treatment. What a revolting word "packaging" is. It is a word of trans-Atlantic origin and the Americans are streets ahead of the British industry in matters of packaging. I would support this Amendment with equal fervour if it dealt with packaging alone, because the success of our export trade depends on the adoption of the latest methods of packaging. This applies particularly to the smaller industries and concerns, where the burden of the cost of machinery falls heavily.

To sum up, if the Government do not like this Amendment and are genuine and not hypocritical in the views they express with regard to British industry being equipped with the latest processes and machinery, it is up to them to produce their proposals. We on this side have produced ours.