HC Deb 23 June 1942 vol 380 c1811
50. Mr. Ivor Thomas

asked the Lord President of the Council whether the synthetic production of rubber, both from coal and oil, is being actively investigated by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research?

The Lord President of the Council (Sir John Anderson)

The Department of Scientific and Industrial Research is actively assisting the Ministry of Supply in the consideration of the technical aspects of the production of synthetic rubber.