HC Deb 06 July 1948 vol 453 c26W
63. Mr. Wyatt

asked the President of the Board of Trade what amounts of coarser grain cloth, used in bookbinding, were woven in the first five months of 1947; and what amounts were woven in the first five months of this year.

Mr. Bottomley

Particulars of the amount of cloth woven for bookbinding are not available. The amount of yarn delivered to weavers specifically for the manufacture of bookcloth in the first five months of 1947 was 986,000 lbs. and for the same period of 1948, 966,000 lbs.