HC Deb 18 November 1941 vol 376 c202W
Mr. N. Maclean

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Supply whether he is aware that in a certain factory billets of 14 inches are being machined down to 4 or 4½ inches; and what action he intends to take to end this wastage of material?

Mr. Harold Macmillan

I presume the hon. Member is referring to the one occasion when it was found necessary to turn down for an urgent experiment a 14 inch billet of scrap, the only available suitable material.