§ 19. Mr. Doddsasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will now make a statement about the possibility of an increased supply of nylon stockings for the home market.
Mr. H. WilsonAt the present time supplies of nylon stockings to the home market are running at a rate of nearly 18 million pairs a year. Production is increasing and the home market is already receiving some increase of supplies. I cannot give a firm estimate for the growth of future supplies, but production of nylon yarn on which this depends, is now some five or six times the rate of output of a year ago and continues to rise. A high proportion of the stocking production goes for export, but I have recently announced in the Press arrangements by which increased exports to hard currency markets can lead to an increase in the permitted proportion for the home market.