Motor Cars (Home Market Supplies)

HC Deb 15 May 1950 vol 475 cc117-8W

111. Mr. Fernyhough

asked the Minister of Supply what is the total number of new private motor cars released for the home market from August, 1945, to the latest available date; and the number of such motor cars which have been supplied to the various Ministries.

Mr. G. R. Strauss

From the beginning of August, 1945, to the end of March, 1950, about 580,000 cars were supplied to the home market. In the same period just over 10,000 were supplied to Government Departments.