Textiles and Clothing

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Trade and Commerce – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 28 November 1961.

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Photo of Mr Niall Macpherson Mr Niall Macpherson , Dumfriesshire 12:00, 28 November 1961

In point of fact, the hon. Gentleman asked about July and August, but at the end of August, 1961, orders on hand were much the same as at the end of August, 1959. Order books are a rather misleading guide to future production.