HC Deb 17 May 1939 vol 347 c1424W
Mr. Leonard

asked the Secretary of State for Air whether, in cases where, when making requisitions to meet national needs is becomes expedient to take over the total output of any firm, he proposes to safeguard firms so placed from losing their ordinary commercial trade through competition from firms whose output is not required for such emergency conditions?

Sir K. Wood

I have no power, under existing conditions, to requisition the output of any firm.