§ 82. Captain Crowderasked the President of the Board of Trade what the position is as regards the supply of filter presses for the china clay industry.
§ Mr. BelcherThe manufacturers of filter presses are heavily loaded with orders from many using industries, including sanitary ware and tile factories as well as china clay producers. It is, therefore, inevitable that there should be rather a long interval between the placing of an order and the delivery of a press, but my right hon. Friend the Minister of Supply is doing his best to assist the production of the filter press manufacturers.