§ 69. Mr. Douglasasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he will arrange for a sufficient supply of rubber to be available for making rubber rings for closures used in bottling fruit?
§ The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food (Mr. Mabane)While my hon. Friend will appreciate the difficulty of giving a categorical reply to his Question, arrangements have been made for the allocation of crude rubber for this purpose on a scale which it is hoped will prove sufficient.