§ Mr. Manningham-Bullerasked the President of the Board of Trade the number of boots and shoes which it is estimated will be produced in each month of the first half of 1946.
§ Mr. Ellis SmithThe monthly production of leather boots and shoes during 1945 has varied between 6.8 and 7.3 million pairs. With a reasonable return of labour to the industry and no hold-up in materials, I hope that the monthly rate will rise by June, 1946, to 8,000,000 and by the end of the year to 9,000,000. The pre — war rate was approximately 11,000,000.