§ Sir L. Lyleasked the Minister of Supply whether he is aware that under the B.S.I. Schedule No. 1048 (I.R.), 1942, Section 103, a firm has been forbidden to use for packaging purposes some tinfoil which was rolled in the period 1940–41 and is now useless to its present owners because they are no longer permitted to manufacture the product for which the tinfoil was originally prepared; and, as it is in the national interest for surplus material to be used in place of some other, rather than that it should remain unused, will he take steps to permit a procedure of this kind.
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§ Sir A. DuncanA relaxation of the restrictions at present in force under the Packaging Regulations, including restrictions on the use of stocks of materials in the hands of manufacturers, is under consideration. Meanwhile, if my hon. Friend will give me particulars, I shall be glad to examine the case he has in mind.