§ Sir J. Lambasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many appeals had been received up to 31st December, 1941, under the Police (Appeals) Act, 1927, from men who had been dismissed or ordered to resign in lieu of dismissal from the county and burgh police, respectively; in how many cases were inquiries held; in how many cases was legal aid allowed and in how many refused; in how many cases were the appeals dismissed without an inquiry being held; in how many cases were the appeals dismissed after inquiry; in how many cases were the punishments appealed from varied; in how many cases were the appeals allowed; and how many appeals were outstanding on 31st December, 1941?
Mr. JohnstonThirty-four competent appeals under the Police (Appeals) Act, 1927, had been received from the Scottish police up to the 31st December, 1941. The particulars are as follow:—
§ Colonel LlewellinThe shortages to which my hon. Friend refers are not confined to the smaller firms. The quantity of cloth now being produced for civilian clothing is only about one half of pre-war supplies, which is insufficient to keep all making-up firms fully occupied. I am, however, discussing with the raw materials controls arrangements to secure adequate supplies of cloth to all 1549W "designated" makers-up, large and small, for whom special labour arrangements have been made.