§ 92. Mr. Wilkesasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware of the great difficulty experienced by Blind Institute Workshops in obtaining from the normal commercial channels sufficient supply of bed ticking to enable the manufacture of mattresses by the blind to be carried on; and that in particular for a considerable period the Newcastle Blind Institute Workshop at Wickham View, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, has been handicapped by reason of its inability to obtain sufficient supplies; and whether he is satisfied that output is adequate.
§ Mr. BottomleySupplies of ticking for the home market are limited by the strong export demand for cotton goods, but I expect some early improvement in ticking supplies. I am arranging for the question of the supplies to the Blind Institute Workshops to be taken up specially with the ticking producers.