§ 13. Lieut.-Colonel Marcus Liptonasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will increase the allocation of blackplate to a Brixton firm, of which details have been sent to him, for the purpose of fulfilling dollar-earning contracts.
§ Mr. P. ThorneycroftI have arranged for discussions to take place with the firm in question on an increase in their allocation of blackplate to correspond with their actual dollar-earning sales.
§ Lieut.-Colonel LiptonIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that this answer will be received with some satisfaction by this firm, which employs 200 people who have been working short-time, although the firm has gone out of its way to go ahead with its dollar contracts?