Oral Answers to Questions — Trade and Commerce

– in the House of Commons ar 24 Ebrill 1947.

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  • Holland and France (2 areithiau)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade (1) the total value of goods in sterling exported to Holland from 1st January, 1946, to 31st March, 1947; and the total amount of goods expressed in...

  • Timber Control (3 areithiau)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade the names and salaries of the members of the British Timber Control.

  • Belgian Glassware (3 areithiau)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade how many Tudor cocktail glasses have been imported from Belgium since 1st January, 1947; how many were imported of these or similar glasses during 1946;...

  • Pottery Industry (Fuel) (6 areithiau)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware of the serious position of the pottery industry in North Staffordshire, arising from the lack of fuel; and whether he will take...

  • Paper Supplies (Book Publishers) (24 areithiau)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade (1) what cut in the supply of paper to publishing firms is expected to result from the recently announced reductions in fuel allocations to paper mills;...

  • Japanese Goods (Payment) (6 areithiau)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade if the proposed purchase of approximately 50,000,000 yards of grey cloth from Japan will be paid for in dollars; if the prices will be paid based on...

  • Softwood Imports (4 areithiau)

    asked the President of the Board of. Trade what increases are likely to be made in the near future in the imports of softwood timber from Scandinavia and Finland.

  • Tourist Trade (Foreign Visitors) (9 areithiau)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will issue a statement of the Government's views on the desirability of foreign tourists visiting this country during the coming season.

  • Wellington Boots (6 areithiau)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware of the continued shortage of rubber boots in Norfolk where they are particularly needed in agriculture and in other industries owing to...

  • Tyres (Commercial Vehicles) (9 areithiau)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware of the continued shortage of 34-inch by 7-inch and 32-inch by 6-inch lorry tyres in Norfolk and that this is interfering with the...

  • Textile Industry (Re-equipment) (5 areithiau)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade when is the Govern- ment's scheme for financial assistance to approved amalgamations in the cotton spinning trade to come into force.

  • Furnishing Fabrics (5 areithiau)

    Mr. De la Bère: asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will take steps to ensure that excessive prices are not charged for household materials such as curtains, in cases where people...

  • Overseas Trade Officials (Service Abroad) (2 areithiau)

    Rhodes: asked the President of the Board of Trade how many of the eight most senior officials at the Department of Overseas Trade have had more than six months' service abroad for that Department.

  • Laundries (Goal) (5 areithiau)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that the current allocation of coal to the North Walsham Steam Laundry in Norfolk, employing nearly 300 people, has been reduced to a...

  • Children's Clothing Coupons (7 areithiau)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade whether the decision that the present allocation of clothing coupons must last until the end of October will be modified in the case of schoolchildren,...

  • Babies' Wear (4 areithiau)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware of the shortage of babies' wear in Leicester; and whether, having regard to the hardship this is causing, particularly in the case of...

  • Civilian Clothes (Overseas Troops) (4 areithiau)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is now in a position to state the percentage of current supplies of men's wear involved in sending out 5,000,000 garments to troops overseas; and...

  • China Clay Export (7 areithiau)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware of the contracts made for export in the Cornish china clay industry; that this foreign exchange will be lost on the present allocation of...

  • Textiles (Coal) (4 areithiau)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade what is the basis for the order of priority which decides that the coal allocation for the wool textile industry shall be 50 per cent. against that of...

  • Surgical Boots (6 areithiau)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware of the great difficulty persons with deformities are experiencing in obtaining suitable footwear; and whether he will take steps to make...

  • New Periodicals for Overseas (Advisory Committee) (12 areithiau)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give consideration to the granting of licences for one or more periodicals for circulation overseas in order to secure a wider knowledge and...

  • Cotton Thread (2 areithiau)

    asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that, in spite of the steps taken by his Department to increase the allocation of cotton yarn for thread for the home market, there is...