§ Mr. WATTasked the Minister of Reconstruction whether his attention has been called to the fact that the Advisory Committee with reference to timber on the Building Materials Committee is entirely composed of London merchants; and whether, as building conditions and methods in Scotland are quite different to those in England, and particularly in London and the South, he will appoint Scottish representatives of the timber trade to this Advisory Committee?
§ Dr. ADDISONMy hon. Friend has been misinformed as to the existence of an Advisory Committee on Timber to the Building Materials Supply Committee. The Committee, amongst other evidence taken, has received evidence from representatives nominated by the Timber Trades Federation. I can assure my hon. Friend that the Committee will have regard to the varying conditions which obtain in different parts of the country in so far as they affect its inquiry.