HC Deb 30 October 1947 vol 443 cc103-4W
80. Mr. Thurtle

asked the President of the Board of Trade what were the stocks of hardwood in this country at the last convenient date; and how do these stocks compare with those existing at the comparable date last year.

Mr. H. Wilson

Stocks at the end of August were 15 million cubic feet as compared with 15½ million cubic feet a year previously. My hon. Friend will find further particulars in the Monthly Digest of Statistics published by His Majesty's Stationery Office.,