§ Mr. Kirbyasked the President of the Board of Trade what steps he has taken to ensure that adequate supplies of utility furniture are available for newly-married couples; and whether he has any statement to make as to the cases of delay in meeting the furnishing needs of such couples?
§ Mr. DaltonI would refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave on the 20th July to my hon. Friend the Member for Central. Hull (Mr. Windsor). I have recently designated 21 more manufacturers of utility furniture and I am doing everything possible, within the strict limits of the labour and materials available, to increase the supplies and thus to reduce delays in delivery.