§ Mr. Ellis Smithasked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware of the difficulties of obtaining raw materials for the pottery industry from Devonshire and Cornwall which tend to hold up urgently required orders; and if he will see that North Staffordshire shall receive the raw materials in the quantities they require.
§ Mr. DaltonI am in touch with my Noble Friend the Minister of War Transport on this matter. Everything possible is being done to keep the Potteries supplied, but, as my hon. Friend will realise, the demands on transport for essential war traffic are very heavy.