§ 11. Mr. G. Straussasked the First Lord of the Admiralty if he will consider whether, in Admiralty specifications, recovered rubber could be used instead of new rubber as the stocks of recovered rubber are considerable, the prices much cheaper, and a percentage of recovered rubber is found by most manufacturers to give equally satisfactory results for a large variety of purposes?
§ The Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty (Sir Victor Warrender)The matter has already been fully and carefully considered, but as recovered rubber does not meet requirements for hull or insulation purposes in His Majesty's ships it has not been thought desirable to make use of it.