§ 61. Captain BARNETTasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Shipping Controller whether, in view of the shortage of wire nails and the necessity of obtaining immediate supplies from America, shipping space for this purpose was allocated early in May; whether he is aware that no wire nails have yet been shipped notwithstanding that large supplies have been ready for shipment; and, if so, whether this delay is due wholly or in part to the fact that the Shipping Controller in New York is without definite instructions?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the MINISTRY of SHIPPING (Sir Leo Chiozza Money)I am obtaining information by cable, and will communicate it to my hon. and gallant Friend as soon as possible.