§ 80. Major Legge-Bourkeasked the President of the Board of Trade why the issue of special permits for wool required for occupational therapy has been dis- 341W continued; and if he will consider restoring it in cases where it is required by blind persons.
§ Mr. BelcherThe issue of special licences for wool yarn required for occupational therapy has been discontinued in order to save staff and as a step towards removing inessential controls. The previous system required individual scrutiny of a large number of requests, and in place of this the manufacturers are now given a separate bulk allocation sufficient to cover all these requirements. The manufacturers have been asked to maintain supplies out of this bulk allocation to all their customers for whom special allocations had previously been granted. This simplified arrangement should be equally effective in ensuring that blind persons obtain their requirements.