§ Mr. Toucheasked the President of the Board of Trade the value of exports orders held by the paint industry on 31st December, 1945; and to what extent manufacturers were prevented from supplying these orders by the shortage of supply of linseed oil.
§ Sir S. CrippsThe export group of the paint industry state that the value of export orders held at 12th January, 1946, was£3,000,000. The shortage of linseed oil has been and still is the limiting factor in the manufacture of paint for export. It is estimated that the quantity allocated to the paint industry for that purpose during the current quarter will permit the execution of export orders to the value of£540,000.