§ Sir R. Glynasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will reconsider the number of coupons required for women's stockings, since many women cannot follow his advice to wear no stockings owing to orthopaedic troubles or tendency to blistered feet, which also make it difficult for them to wear non-fashioned stockings; and whether, having regard to the amount of walking now demanded of women of all ages and as the average life of a woman's stocking does not exceed one month at present, will he arrange for fully-fashioned stockings to be purchased for two coupons per pair instead of three and non-fashioned stockings for one coupon instead of two?
§ Mr. DaltonI regret that, in the present stringent supply position, I am not able to adopt my hon. Friend's suggestion. Following action taken by my Department I am glad to say that stronger stockings are now beginning to appear in the shops and the proportion of these will steadily increase.