asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that it is difficult in some parts of the country to purchase ladies' shoes except in size five; and will he take steps to remedy this.

As I informed my hon. Friend the Member for East Fife (Mr. Henderson Stewart) last Tuesday, in view of the limited amount of raw material available, I cannot hold out any hopes of an increase in the total supplies of civilian footwear. But I have had little complaint about the matter to which my hon. Friend refers.