§ Mr. Cocksasked the Minister of Supply whether he will consider setting up panels of production experts to which manufacturers can submit suggestions and which, in cases where production appears to be restricted by over-elaboration in specifications, will have the power of calling on the officials responsible to justify their requirements?
§ Mr. H. MorrisonClose contact is maintained with manufacturers and their suggestions for modification and simplification of specifications are welcomed, and any recommendations they make which would increase production are adopted whenever service conditions permit. For clothing and general stores, advisory panels consisting of both trade and labour representatives already exist. For other supplies, service requirements are mainly of a special nature and it is not considered that formal panels would be satisfactory.