HC Deb 15 July 1948 vol 453 c114W
41. Sir T. Moore

asked the President of the Board of Trade how many pairs of children's shoes and boots were manufactured in England in 1928 as compared with the year 1948.

Mr. H. Wilson

In the first five months of 1948, 16,429,000 pairs of children's boots, shoes and sandals, with leather uppers, were manufactured in England. I regret that comparable figures for 1928 are not available, but the present figure is some 30 per cent. above 1935.