§ Sir W. Smithersasked the President of the Board of Trade what is the quantity and the value of silks and woollens in wholesale warehouses which are surplus to domestic requirements; and what steps is he taking to enable them to be distributed either at home or overseas?
§ Sir A. DuncanI regret that the information asked for in the first part of the Question is not available. As regards the second part, there is no longer restriction by the Limitation of Supplies Orders on the disposal of wholesalers' stocks of cloth and clothing in the home market (except in the case of silk hose328W and half hose), and I am satisfied that such stocks can be disposed of either at home against coupons or overseas, subject, of course, to export licensing control.