HC Deb 27 July 1943 vol 391 c1414W
Mr. Glenvil Hall

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that many of the utility petrol lighters are of poor quality and fail to fulfil the purpose for which they were bought; and will he call the attention of manufacturers to this fact and inform them that a reasonable standard of efficiency must be observed?

Mr. Dalton

No, Sir. A very large number of utility lighters have been sold and the number of complaints about their quality which have reached me has been negligible. If my hon. Friend will send me particulars, or a specimen, of the lighters he has in mind I shall be glad to look into the matter.