§ 9. Mr. Lagdenasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works, as representing the Lord President of the Council, what research has been done to save timber in the furniture industry.
§ Mr. H. NichollsThe Research and Information Committee of the Furniture Development Council, supported by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, has developed new methods of increasing the strength and rigidity of cabinet construction whilst using a minimum of materials. Other work has assisted the furniture industry in using chipboard to an increasing extent in place of plywood and blockboard.