Furniture Industry

41.

Mr. Haire
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will take immediate steps to increase the supply of plywood and uncut moquette in the furniture trade.

Mr. H. Wilson
As I informed my hon. Friend on 24th February last, timber used for furniture is, in common with that for other industries, allocated in the light of available supplies as compared with the needs of all industries. Increased supplies from soft currency sources have enabled an increased allocation of plywood and blockboard to be made for furniture in the current quarter, but increased supplies of moquette could only

Mr. H. Wilson
Following is the information:be provided for the furniture industry by reducing our exports—which I am not prepared to do—or by increasing hard currency imports.