Oral Answers to Questions — Trade and Commerce

– in the House of Commons ar 17 Ebrill 1947.

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  • Japanese Textile Exports (13 areithiau)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade, if he is aware that Colonel Harold S. Tate, chief of the Textile Division, S.C.A.P., Japan, forecasts that textiles will probably provide 80 per cent....

  • French Rayon (8 areithiau)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade how many square yards of rayon piece goods are represented by the figure of £3,520,000, which, under a recently concluded agreement with France,...

  • Herring Barrels (Timber) (4 areithiau)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade what steps have been taken to acquire the 500 standards of Finnish timber suitable for making herring barrels which were offered to the Timber Control...

  • Tinplate (Malayan Imports) (2 areithiau)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade how many tons of tinplate have been shipped to Malaya since 1st January, 1947, to meet the requirements of the fruit-canning industry; and whether these...

  • Coir Fibre (2 areithiau)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade why furniture manufacturing firms who use coir fibre for upholstery purposes were compelled to take over between 2,500 and 3,000 tons of fibre at...

  • Charitable Bazaars (Clothing Coupons) (2 areithiau)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is now in a position to make a statement on the surrender of clothing coupons for secondhand goods bought at bazaars and sales of work, in view of...

  • Australian Books (Imports) (4 areithiau)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade why the permitted importation of books and periodicals from Australia has recently been reduced; and by how much.

  • Paper Mills (Coal) (7 areithiau)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that manufacturers of types of paper quoted by his Department as being of primary importance are unable to work at more than 30 per...

  • Electrical Transformers (Export) (4 areithiau)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade what value of electric transformers have been exported to Poland during 1947 to date; and what further contracts remain to be fulfilled.

  • Urea and Butyl Alcohol (8 areithiau)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade why his Department refuses to disclose to industrialists the basis of the present allocation of urea and butyl alcohol; why British Resin Products,...

  • Milk Bottles (6 areithiau)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that the production of milk bottles by one of the largest suppliers fell by 30 per cent. in the week ended 22nd March and by 50 per cent....

  • Cloth Allocations (6 areithiau)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will arrange for an increase in the allocation of cloth to British clothing manufacturers, thereby permitting fuller employment in the...

  • Hong Kong Cotton Hosiery (4 areithiau)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade why no cotton hosiery is being imported from Hong Kong; and whether he will arrange for token imports in order to help rehabilitate this industry.

  • Canadian Timber (6 areithiau)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade how much timber has been imported from Canada during the last year to the latest available date; what price was paid for it; and how does that price...

  • Tourist Trade (Overseas Visitors) (2 areithiau)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been drawn to an announcement by the Caterers Association advising overseas visitors to stay away from Britain this year; and...

  • Unbleached Cloth (6 areithiau)

    Lieut.-Colonel Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: asked the President of the Board of Trade if the large quantity of high quality unbleached calico now being made into flour bags will be issued for making...

  • Elastic (Street Vendors) (4 areithiau)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that street vendors in the West End regularly sell elastic at three to four times the controlled price; and how many prosecutions of...

  • Bed Linen (Hotels) (2 areithiau)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that rooms in hotels in Newport and South Wales are unable to be made available because of the shortage of bed linen; and if he will...

  • Surplus Timber Equipment (4 areithiau)

    Mr. Vane: asked the President of the Board of Trade on what basis and according to what priorities, the surplus equipment of the home-grown timber supply and production branches of his...