Cotton and worsted spinning have received coal allocations substantially higher than those for industry generally, and we shall do all we can, consistent with the claims of other essential needs, to assist these industries to obtain fuel and to keep their production in balance. I regret, however, that there is no prospect that the coal supplies likely to be available to either the cotton or the wool textile industries in the immediate future will be sufficient to keep them in full operation. With regard to the effect of fuel shortage on the clothing ration, I would refer the hon. Members to the answer given to my hon. Friend the Member for Coatbridge (Mrs. Mann) on 13th February.