§ Sir J. Wardlaw-Milneasked the Minister of Supply whether he is aware of the difficulty being experienced by firms in the carpet trade in obtaining wool and jute, with results that may be detrimental to our export trade; and what action is he taking in the matter?
§ Colonel LlewellinInstructions have been issued to the Controllers to make every effort to allocate supplies for the manufacture of goods for export. In the case of wool the adjustments which have now been made in the price of raw wool should make larger supplies of yarn available to carpet manufacturers. As regards jute, arrangements have been made under which carpet manufacturers are allowed, for the present, 75 per cent. of their total normal consumption, and it has not been necessary to refuse any applications for licences by spinners to spin carpet yarns.