90. Lieut.-Commander Hutchisonasked the President of the Board of Trade whether the is aware that loss and inconvenience have been caused to many members of the Scottish Credit Traders' Federal Board, owing to the fact that copies of S.R. & O., 1947, Nos. 1246 and 1248 and relative schedules were not available at His Majesty's Stationery Office, Edinburgh, in advance of the date on which the Orders came into operation; and whether the will ensure that, in future, adequate supplies of Statutory Rules and Orders are available for distribution to the public in reasonable time before the dates upon which they come into operation.
§ Sir S. CrippsThese two Orders increased the retail margins on utility cloth and clothing, following my answer to a Question by my hon. Friend the Member for Oldham on 23rd May. I then promised to bring the increased margins into operation as soon as possible, and I regret that partly owing to extreme pressure on the printers it was impossible to provide, copies of the Orders and Schedules for 87W sale in Edinburgh within the usual period between signature of the Orders and their date of coming into operation. Steps have now been taken, in consultation with His Majesty's Stationery Office to ensure that in future copies of Orders will be available in Edinburgh before the date on which they come into force.