Oral Answers to Questions — Trade and Commerce

– in the House of Commons on 10 July 1947.

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  • Wool Tops (6 speeches)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade the present market price of wool tops, together with the controlled price to the manufacturers in the price structure for utility cloth.

  • Utility Clothing (4 speeches)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement with regard to his shortterm and long-term policy for the production of utility clothing, in view of the desirability, in the...

  • Clothing Coupons (Losses) (4 speeches)

    Mr. Vane: asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, where any person reports a second loss by any member of a household of clothing coupons by theft or otherwise to the local assistance...

  • Furniture Production, Edinburgh (Licence) (6 speeches)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade whether his Department is now in a position to issue to Captain Angus Buchanan, 40, Corstorphine Hill Gardens, Edinburgh, a licence to produce his...

  • Electricity Poles (Germany) (6 speeches)

    Mr. Vane: asked the President of the Board of Trade how many poles, suitable for carrying overhead electricity lines, were obtained from Germany in the year 1946; and what increased numbers he...

  • Board of Trade (Correspondence) (4 speeches)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade what is the number of clerical staff employed by his Department in answering the 1,250,000 letters of complaint received monthly by his Department; and...

  • Cotton Industry (Paper Tubes) (5 speeches)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware of the reduced stocks of paper tubes for the cotton-spinning industry; that unless effective action is taken in the near future to...

  • Japanese Goods (False Markings) (2 speeches)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade what steps are in contemplation to prevent the use of such expressions as "Made in England" or "Made in Great Britain" by Japanese manufacturers for...

  • Educational Books (5 speeches)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has now completed his discussions with the Minister of Education; and if, in view of the disastrous lack of books in schools and colleges of...

  • Bottles (4 speeches)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade what steps he is taking to alleviate the acute shortage of soft-drinks bottles, especially for squash and cordials in view of the holiday season.

  • Factories, Grantham (Allocation) (26 speeches)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade whether Mr. F. S. Cotton, in whose bankruptcy a final dividend of 2s. 4d. in the £, making 14s. in the £ in all as a composition, was pay able...

  • Paper Supplies (18 speeches)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in view of the shortage of educational books and of the wasteful production of advertisements of medical and other products sent through the...

  • Hotels (Linen Supplies) (6 speeches)

    Mr. Scott-Elliot: asked the President of the Board of Trade whether additional supplies of linen will be made available to those hotels which specialise in catering for overseas visitors.

  • Salvage Collection (Special Appeal) (15 speeches)

    Mr. Scott-Elliot: asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in view of the importance of salvage, he will arrange for an improvement in the existing method of collection, having...

  • Clothing Fasteners (4 speeches)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware of the difficulty experienced by mothers of very young children in obtaining white fasteners for home-made clothing; and if he will...

  • Tyres (7 speeches)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade what steps are being taken to make tyres both for commercial and private use more readily and rapidly available to the public.

  • Factory Works, Hapton (Release) (4 speeches)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is now in a position to make a statement regarding his approach to the Minister of Supply for some part of the Magnesium Electron Works, Hapton,...

  • New Factories (Allocation) (8 speeches)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade what is the procedure adopted regarding the allocation of new factories now being built to the instructions of his Department or which were built to the...

  • Motor Cars (Import Licences) (2 speeches)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that import permits for motor cars have been granted on the ground that they were gifts in circumstances in which an ordinary...

  • Newsprint (8 speeches)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in the interests of the adequate presentation of news and views of local, national and international importance and also to meet the needs of...

  • Horticultural Industry (Packing Materials) (4 speeches)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware of the importance of packing materials for the horticulture industry; and whether supplies of cellophane will be made available for...

  • Timber Imports (8 speeches)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade what steps are being taken to secure imports of softwood timber from Poland and hardwoods from Burma and Borneo.

  • Cotton Mills (Fuel Allocation) (6 speeches)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give an assurance that cotton mills which are able to build up a stock of coal this summer will be allowed to keep it during the winter...