§ Mr. Houseasked the Minister of Health what steps he proposes to take with regard to the report of the Committee of Inquiry into the Distribution of Building Materials which reports inter alia that there are restrictive arrangements affecting the distribution of building materials throughout virtually the whole field of building materials and that such restrictive arrangements are not in the national interest.
§ Mr. KeyI have been asked to reply. I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply given to the hon. and gallant Member for Plaistow (Mr. Elwyn Jones) on 4th May, 1948.