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Sheepskins

Volume 651: debated on Tuesday 19 December 1961

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asked the President of the Board of Trade if, in view of the importance to United Kingdom trade, he will take steps to ascertain the average world market price per foot for dressed sheepskin, the number of skins required to make a sheepskin coat, and the price at which made-up Bulgarian sheepskin coats are being sold in this country.

No. There is no world commodity market for dressed sheepskins; and sheepskin coats vary in type, size and quality.