§ 69. Mr. Quintin Hoggasked the President of the Board of Trade how many applications have been received from manufacturers for permission to develop prototypes of post-war models and for the release of material and designers for this purpose; how many have been granted and how many have been refused.
§ Mr. DaltonThree hundred and fifty applications have been received —about one-half during the past three weeks—for various facilities to prepare for peacetime production, a high proportion relating to the production of prototypes. One hundred and fifty of these have already been granted, 11 have been refused for the time being on the advice of the Supply Departments concerned, but these will be reconsidered later.
§ Mr. HoggCan the right hon. Gentleman give any indication of what has happened to the remaining 100 or so which are not dealt with in his reply?
§ Mr. DaltonThese are being considered in consultation with the Supply Departments concerned. I am taking special measures to speed up the procedure, but most of these applications have only come in during the last three weeks.