Mr. S. BENNasked the Minister of Munitions whether boxes and packing cases containing munitions and warlike material delivered in the United Kingdom and France are again utilised for similar work or are sold at low prices to be broken up; and, if the latter is the case, can steps be taken to ensure that boxes and cases should be so constructed that goods can be taken out for inspection without destroying the boxes and cases?
§ Dr. ADDISONA number of boxes and packing cases containing munitions and warlike material delivered in the United Kingdom and France are again utilised for a similar purpose, some after repair and some after slight modification. Many of those which contain overseas supplies of empty components are not suitable for packing finished munitions afterwards, but they are sold to the best advantage. In all probability these are the boxes to which my hon. Friend refers.