§ Mr. Manderasked the Minister of Supply why the steel for the framework of indoor steel shelters was ordered 4 feet by 1 foot 6 inches too long, with the result that there are 140,000 pieces of steel of that size, each weighing 32 pounds per piece, making nearly 2,000 tons of waste: and what action he is taking to prevent such waste in future?
§ Mr. Harold MacmillanOwing to other demands on the productive capacity for sheets at that time, the requirements of the Ministry of Home Security could not be met except by using sheets of American manufacture, which were in stock in this country. These sheets were 18 inches too long, but arrangements were made to utilise the extra materialfor other esssential purposes. For the second order it has been arranged to supply British sheets of the required size.