§ Mr. Osborneasked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that while service-bus firms with over 30 vehicles are getting adequate tyre replacements, smaller concerns are only receiving retreads and cast-off tyres; and if he will 353W take steps to see that small service-bus firms get their proper share of new tyres.
§ Sir S. CrippsI understand from the Tyre Manufacturers' Conference that all available supplies of new giant tyres are distributed as evenly as possible among all users and that no preference is given which is based on the number of vehicles owned by any one firm.