HC Deb 18 February 1946 vol 419 c780
71. Mr. Edelman

asked the President of the Board of Trade, what steps he is taking under the new decontrol scheme for the timber trade to ensure that stocks imported by the National Softwood Corporation shall be stored near the areas where timber is most required for building purposes and not merely held at the ports.

Sir S. Cripps

Apart from a small reserve retained by the Company, the timber will be distributed among merchants through the country according to consumption requirements.