§ Mr. Sharpasked the Minister of Supply what arrangements are made to ensure that electrode wire declared surplus to the needs of the Service Departments is made available to British industry; and what action should be taken by individual firms to obtain small quantities of the 13¼ million feet of electrode wire reported to him since January as being surplus to the needs of the War Department.
§ Mr. G. R. StraussElectrodes declared as surplus to the Ministry of Supply are sold in bulk to the trade under a running contract. Individual users should obtain their requirements through normal trade channels.