HC Deb 01 February 1944 vol 396 c1127
43. Mrs. Adamson

asked the President of the Board of Trade if it is his intention to make concessions and coupon readjustments in austerity clothing for women.

Mr. Dalton

No, Sir. The special reasons which have led me to remove the style restrictions on men's suits, and which I explained last week, do not apply to women's clothes.

Mrs. Adamson

If the women's organisations bring pressure to bear on my right hon. Friend for a special concession and a coupon readjustment, will be capitulate in the same way as he did to the men in respect of pockets and fancy turn-ups?

Mr. Dalton

I think that women are much more reasonable and much less conservative than men in these matters, and I want to thank them.

64. Mr. Emery

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that large stocks of ladies' coats and costumes are at present being frozen in many warehouses along with millions of coupons; and will he instruct manufacturers what steps can immediately be taken to relieve or ease the position?

Mr. Dalton

No, Sir. At the end of November wholesalers' stocks of women's coats and costumes represented only one and a half months' sales, which is not excessive.