§ 47. Mr. Ellis Smithasked the President of the Board of Trade the cost of copper wire bars per ton in 1945, 1946 and at the date of decontrol, respectively.
§ The President of the Board of Trade (Mr. Peter Thorneycroft)The price of copper wire bars in this country was £62 a ton in 1945; it rose by stages to £98 during 1946, and at the date of decontrol (4th August, 1953) it was £252.