Imported Matches

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Trade and Commerce – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 7 August 1947.

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Photo of Mr Maurice Orbach Mr Maurice Orbach , Willesden East 12:00, 7 August 1947

While I agree that these amounts are comparatively small, may I ask my right hon. and learned Friend if he is aware that if the production capacity of our home industry was fully employed, there would be no necessity for us to import any matches from abroad, in fact we could export matches?