§ 11. Mrs. Jean Mannasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will direct a bonus issue of nylons to shopkeepers throughout Britain during the Christmas season.
Mr. H. WilsonNo, Sir. I do not control the distribution of nylon stockings, and it is for the manufacturers to plan their home market deliveries as they think best.
§ Mrs. MannCan my right hon. Friend advise manufacturers that there is not a British husband who can buy a pair of nylons for his wife? Is it not grossly unfair that only foreigners can appear with glamorous nylons? Does it not place British men at a great disadvantage?
Mr. WilsonAlthough the shortage of nylons is extremely serious, as we all realise, due to the fact that we have to export so many of them, I think my hon. Friend is under-estimating the fairly considerable number of nylons supplied to the home market this year.