§ 7. Mr. Rhys Daviesasked the President of the Board of Trade whether, as the best quality materials for making suits and dresses lasts longer than shoddy, and thereby is more likely to achieve the object he has in view of releasing work-people from non-essential industries, he will decide only to use such material in utility clothing?
§ Mr. DaltonI have every sympathy with the object which my hon. friend has in mind. But, at the present stage of the war, we must make the best use of all available material and manufacturing capacity, and waste nothing.
§ Mr. DaviesIs not the trade itself, which knows more about this matter, satisfied that the suggestion can be carried out?
§ Mr. DaltonNobody in the trade would fall into the mistake of thinking that all 1360 the material available was of the best quality. In this imperfect world not all the material is of the best quality, and we must use what we have to the best advantage.
§ Mr. GallacherWill there not soon be a lot of black shirts available in Italy?