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Mr. Farr
asked the President of the Board of Trade what proportion of the equity capital of firms engaged in the production of paint in this country is now held or controlled from overseas as a result of the foreign acquisition of the British Paints Company.
Mr. Darling
About 1 per cent. of the total equity capital of the companies so engaged, which include some large companies for whom paint manufacture is only one among a number of activities.