HL Deb 22 January 1946 vol 138 cc1029-30WA
LORD BARNBY

asked His Majesty's Government the weight of combed wool (tops) (a) Merino; (b) Crossbred, owned outright or in conjunction with the Dominions.

LORD PAKENHAM

No stocks of combed wool (tops) are owned by His Majesty's Government, in conjunction with the Dominions. Those owned by His Majesty's Government alone were at 30th November, 1945:—

mill. lbs.
Merino 37.5
Crossbred 14.0
17.5
These stocks contained a varied assortment by grade. In addition, there were stocks in the ownership of the trade.

House adjourned at seven o'clock.