§ 75. Mr. Heathcoat Amoryasked the President of the Board of Trade what proportion of the total United Kingdom production of textile machinery in the current year he expects to be available for re-equipment of the home textile trade.
§ Mr. BelcherIt is not possible to estimate in advance what proportion of the total output of textile machinery will be available for home industry this year. A substantial measure of preference will, however, continue to be given to home orders as in the past.