Timber Allocations

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — National Finance – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 13 Ebrill 1948.

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Photo of Sir Waldron Smithers Sir Waldron Smithers , Orpington 12:00, 13 Ebrill 1948

Arising out of my previous Question, why will the hon. Gentleman not publish the figures? Is it to cover up the mistakes of the Government? Is he aware that the Government's system of licensing timber is all wrong and that by concentrating upon the allocations to non-traditional temporary houses he is removing the possibility of building permanent brick houses, which require much less steel and timber?