§ Dr. Littleasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Supply whether, as a matter of urgency, he will 1142W cause the Cotton Control Board to expedite the deliveries of cotton to spinners in Northern Ireland, as they are placed at a disadvantage in meeting the demands of their customers by the slowness of deliveries?
§ Mr. Harold MacmillanI presume my hon. Friend refers to deliveries of yarn to weavers in Northern Ireland, since there are no cotton spinners there.' Following the reduction in the supplies of cotton and the release of labour under the concentration scheme for the spinning industry, production of yarn by spinners has fallen substantially. All users have been affected, and I am not aware that weavers in Northern Irlenad have been placed at any disadvantage compared with others.