§ 4. Mr. Osborneasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will take off all coupons from children's leather footwear, since adequate stocks are in distributors' hands and exceed the coupon-controlled demand.
§ Sir S. CrippsNo, Sir. My information is that stocks of children's footwear are not unduly large, and they form part of the general supply of clothing needed to meet the ration.
§ Mr. OsborneIs the right hon. and learned Gentleman aware that there is a surplus of the cheaper type of children's footwear and a dearth of the better qualities, and could he see that better leather is sent to the children's footwear manufacturers to satisfy the demand for better quality?
§ Sir S. CrippsWe are getting as good leather as is available. I hope that the leather situation is easing and that we shall be able to get more of better quality.
§ Mr. Godfrey NicholsonCannot the right hon. and learned Gentleman show a slight bias in favour of children's footwear, because when one has a large number of children the position is very difficult?
§ Sir S. CrippsThere is a very large bias in favour of children's footwear.