§ 82. Mr. Wilkesasked the Minister of Supply whether in view of the saving of housewives' time and drudgery which electrical washing machines can make, he will consider the manufacturing of a Government-sponsored utility washing machine at a price within the reach of the ordinary housewife.
§ Mr. G. R. StraussNo. I do not consider that electric washing machines come within the category of prime necessities, to which the utility scheme is limited.