14. Mr. H. D. Hughesasked the President of the Board of Trade what proportions of materials available for shirtings and suitings for home consumption was allocated to the production of utility goods in 1947, 1948 and the current year.
§ Mr. H. WilsonThe proportions in 1947 and 1948 were: shirtings 85 per cent. and 75 per cent., wool apparel cloths 78 per cent. and 72 per cent. No separate figures for suitings are available. For 1949 I am aiming at 80 per cent. in both cases.
§ Mr. Cecil PooleWill the President of the Board of Trade do something to see there are some shirts available for people of ample proportions, who now find it almost impossible to buy a shirt?
§ Mr. WilsonThe House knows the difficulty about the shirting position in general. The size of the shirts is left to the manufacturer, but we are always putting pressure on manufacturers to meet the demands for these exceptional sizes.