§ 85. Mr. Laversasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will prohibit the export of steel scaffold tube in view of the home housing programme, and the shortage of tube for building purposes in this country.
§ Mr. BelcherNo, Sir. Exports of steel scaffold tube are only a very small fraction of the tonnage for scaffolding in this368W country which is now being allotted at about double the rate which applied prewar.