Mr. Vaneasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware of the shortage in the north-west of England of white pearl glass shades with four-inch base diameters for ordinary household oil lamps; and whether he will give an assurance that his Department is not discouraging either their manufacture or import.
§ Mr. H. WilsonI am not aware of any shortage of these shades. There are no restrictions on their 265W manufacture and our lighting glassware industry has capacity to spare for making them. Substantial imports of lighting glassware are being licensed. If the hon. Member will let me know where in the north-west area they are short, I will bring this information to the attention of the industry so that supplies may be sent.