HC Deb 11 March 1943 vol 387 c881W
Dr. Little

asked the Minister of Supply whether he will give the percentage of scutched flax in Northern Ireland which has been assigned to each grade during the year 1942?

Mr. Peat

The dam-retted scutched flax from the Northern Irish 1942 crop presented to the Ministry of Supply up to the week ended 27th February, 1943, has been assigned to the various grades in the following percentages:

Per cent.
Grade 1 0.57
Grade 2 6.24
Grade 3 39.27
Grade 4 39.64
Grade 5 11.07
Grade 6 2.57
Lower than 6 0.64