§ Mr. Snadden (for Mr. Hunter)asked the Minister of Supply whether he is aware that the firm of Patons and Baldwins, Limited, has sent to shops in Haddington, which deal in wool, a notice stating they had received a circular from the wool control that it is not expected that there will be any necessity for further supplementary issues against work party orders during the summer months; that they have advised these shops that they have to discontinue deliveries of service shades from 18th March; and, as this decision is contrary to the War Office announcements that work parties knitting comforts for troops should go on with this work as all knitted comforts are required, will he clarify the situation?
§ Colonel LlewellinIn order to ensure the best utilisation of the supplies of raw material available, the supplementary issues in question have been discontinued for the summer months, but it is still open to manufacturers of hand-knitting yarns to produce in Service shades within the limits of their present rationed output of such yarns.