§ 55. Lieut.-Colonel Wickhamasked the Minister of Supply whether he will appoint a practical merchant of home-grown timber to the Timber Control Board as the representative of the home-grown timber trade?
§ The Minister of Supply (Mr. Herbert Morrison)I do not think it desirable that persons actively engaged in the trade should be appointed to the Timber Control Board, but it is proposed to invite the home-grown timber trade to set up a small committee with whom the Board may discuss the problems of increased production by the trade.
§ Mr. GranvilleIn view of the great importance of home-grown timber to munitions production, will the right hon. Gentleman give this subject his personal attention, as it is a subject about which there is a good deal of dissatisfaction?
§ Mr. MorrisonArrangements have been made for the Chairman of the Timber Control Board, Mr. Dallas, to meet some of the representatives of this trade to-day.
§ Mr. Glenvil HallAm I to understand that Captain Harris has now left the timber control?
§ Mr. MorrisonNo, Sir. He is not actively engaged in the trade, and has not been since he has held this position.
§ Mr. G. GriffithsHe is not as old as the Noble Lady.