§ 79. Colonel Stoddart-Scottasked the President of the Board of Trade what extra supply of leather is to be allocated 9W to shoe repairers now that it is permitted to through sole footwear, in view of the fact that their allocation is only two-thirds of the amount used in 1941; and that all ex-Servicemen's and women's repairs must be met from civilian supplies.
§ Mr. BelcherThe increase in leather supplies to repairers from 60 per cent. of their 1940–1 usage to 66⅔ per cent. which takes effect on 1st April is as much as I can allow for footwear repairs. But any repairer who wishes to do through soling in leather can maintain or increase his total output by using more rubber composition, which will be uncontrolled after 1st April.