asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that the Furniture Development Council was formed by his Department in 1949 to implement the proposals made in the working party report by the development and consumer protection provisions of the Industrial Organisation and Development Act, 1947, including the establishment of an independent testing authority for devising standard performance tests and for testing manufacturers' products to ensure that they conform; that excellent work has been done in this connection but that the industry itself has not given the support and encouragement expected to the Furniture Development Council; and if. therefore, he will make a statement upon Us future position and work.