§ Mr. Nigel Fisherasked the President of the Board of Trade what was the quantity of timber for housing purposes for which licences were granted for the second quarter of 1949 and the corresponding quarter of 1950.
§ Mr. BevanI have been asked to reply. Licences for softwood timber issued for housing purposes amounted to 84,614 standards in the second quarter of 1949, and to 80,549 standards in the corresponding period of 1950.