§ 66. Mr. N. Macphersonasked the President of the Board of Trade what is the reason for the shortage of winceyette in lengths in the shops; and what steps he is taking to ensure that the retail trade receives a fair proportion as well as the making-up trades.
§ Mr. BottomleyThe production of winceyette cloth is still not sufficient to meet all home and export demands. The distribution of cloth supplies is left to the normal trade channels but we keep a watch on the position. The proportion244W going to the shops this year has shown some increase over that of last year.