§ 20. Mr. Hyndasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware of the serious shortage of children's gymnasium shoes; and whether he will con- 1563 sider relaxing the restrictions with a view to enabling reasonable supplies of such shoes to be obtainable through the schools.
§ Mr. DaltonThe shortage of children's plimsolls is due to the scarcity of labour and materials for making them. I have been giving this matter my close attention, and I hope it may be possible to supplement the small home production by some additional supplies from overseas.