HC Deb 03 February 1948 vol 446 cc269-70W
112. Mr. Erroll

asked the Minister of Supply what encouragement he is giving to the British hearing aid industry to increase their exports.

Mr. J. Jones

Hearing aid manufacturers are themselves planning to increase their exports and have been allocated all the controlled materials they need for export orders. They have also been granted licences to import components for assembly and re-export, where suitable British components are not available. Both the Ministry of Supply and the Export Promotion Department of the Board of Trade have given and will continue to give manufacturers all the help they can to increase exports.