§ Sir J. Mellorasked the President of the Board of Trade why, under S.R. O., 1946, No. 536, the maximum price for a dress and jacket exceeds the sum of the maximum prices for the separate garments.
§ Mr. Belcher:Only in the case of a woollen dress with matching tailored and fully lined jacket does the maximum price exceed the sum of the maximum prices for the separate garments. This higher ceiling was fixed because such an ensemble normally demands a higher standard of finish and workmanship than one consisting of a dress with cardigan or other jacket.