§ 84. Mrs. Willsasked the President of the Board of Trade in view of the continued shortage of gas mantles, particularly in the Birmingham area where homes are in a semi-blackout continuously, if any assurance of improvement of supplies in the near future will be given.
§ Mr. BelcherI am glad to say that there has been a marked increase in the output of gas mantles in the last two months, and I hope that, with the aid of imports, there will be improved supplies generally from now on.