§ 105. Mr. Murrayasked the President of the Board of Trade the number of licensed boot repairers single shop men in the country, and how many of these work in the provinces and use the best materials.
§ Mr. H. WilsonThe only figures which are available are the total number of shoe repair firms, which was 40,511 at 31st December, 1947, and 35,770 of these were outside the London area. I regret that no collated information exists as to the number of one-man businesses or the type of material which they use.