§ Mr. Holmesasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that Toilet Preparations (No. 3) Order, 1943, as amended by Toilet Preparations (No. 4) Order, 1943, which forbids the manufacture of nail varnish and nail varnish remover if the product contains more than ½ per cent. of acetone, is being contravened by preparations purporting to stop ladders in ladies' stockings, some of which are issued in six shades from natural to carmine; and whether he will take action to prevent such contravention.
§ Mr. DaltonI am looking into this matter, but under a recent Order (S.R. & O. 1944, No. 404), made by my right hon. Friend the Minister of Supply, at whose request I originally imposed the ban, it has become an offence to put such preparations up for sale in the small quantities in which nail varnish and remover are normally sold.