§ 3. Mr. Bossomasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will give an assurance that the building timber now being supplied by the U.S.S.R. is actually cut in the U.S.S.R., or being cut in, and taken from, the Soviet zone of Germany.
§ Mr. MarquandSo far as I am aware, the timber now being supplied by the U.S.S.R. is produced in North Russia, from trees felled there.
§ Mr. BossomDoes not the Minister know that the Russians are cutting timber in their own zone of Germany? Why cannot we do the same in order to save the high prices which we are paying?
§ Mr. MarquandThat is precisely what we are doing.
§ Mr. BossomI am afraid we are not doing it on the same scale at all—
§ Mr. SpeakerThe hon. Member started by saying, "I am afraid." That is not a supplementary question.