HC Deb 20 May 1946 vol 423 cc15-6W
102. Sir W. Wakefield

asked the President of the Board of Trade what steps he is taking to speed up corset production.

Mr. Belcher

Approximately six million yards of surplus Government cloths have been diverted to the manufacture of corsets. There is some shortage of skilled labour in the industry, but firms are being encouraged to deconcentrate where the result would be to increase the rate of production.