Monday, 20 October 1952
The House met at Half past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Minister of Food what action he has decided to take following his consideration of the suggestions put forward by the Retail Fruit Trade Federation for the reorganisation and...
asked the Minister of Food whether he is now in a position to make a statement on the suggestions put forward by the Transport and General Workers' Union in their letter dated 17th July last...
asked the Minister of Food what action is intended by the Government concerning the black market in eggs; and if he will make a statement on the recent inquiry into this matter.
asked the Minister of Food whether he will now indicate the proposed level of the meat ration for the remainder of the year.
asked the Minister of Food if he has considered the report of the committee which investigated the operations of the Queensland British Food Corporation; and if he will now state the decisions...
asked the Minister of Food if, in view of the concern about the deterioration in the quality of milk, he will take steps to ensure an absolute minimum for the compositional quality of milk, below...
asked the Minister of Food what steps he is taking in conjunction with the Minister of Health to improve the standards of food preparation which have caused a continued increase in food poisoning.
asked the Minister of Food if he will make a progress report on the experiments in cold storing home-killed beef, lamb and pork this autumn.
asked the Minister of Food what loss of meat occurred through delays in slaughtering fat cattle and lambs during August, September and October; and in which parts of the country the most serious...
asked the Minister of Food if he will make a statement in regard to the request sent to him by the National Federation of Meat Traders to suspend the abolition of the licensing system for retail...
asked the Minister of Food which flour improvers other than chlorine dioxide he has considered as possible substitutes for nitrogen trichloride; and which, he has been advised, is the most desirable.
asked the Minister of Food whether he will make a statement on the progress of the negotiations with the Argentine Government on meat.
asked the Minister of Food what obstacles now remain to abandoning the restrictions upon rearing and slaughter of backyard pigs.
asked the Minister of Food whether he is satisfied with the home production of sugar; and if he will encourage and expand the sugar beet industry by the immediate erection of a sugar beet factory...
asked the Minister of Food if he can now give a forecast of the date when sweets will be de-rationed.
asked the Minister of Food whether, as a consequence of exporting malting barley, he will take steps to see that the currency earned in the transaction is used to purchase additional quantities...
asked the Minister of Food if he will state the names of the members and the terms of reference of the committee which is to inquire into the question of the slaughter of horses.
asked the Minister of Food if he will control the present selling price of English prunes.
asked the Minister of Food what steps he is taking to assist the fishermen of Tollesbury and the other smaller fishing villages on the East Coast to find markets for their catches of sprats...
asked the Minister of Food if he is aware that the trawler owners of Grimsby and Hull have decided to refuse the use of boxes and winches to the Icelandic fishing vessels landing fish; and in...
asked the Minister of Food what steps he is taking to ensure that food allocated to retailers on the basis of registered customers, goes to those customers.
asked the Minister of Food what steps he has taken, or contemplates, to enforce the regulation to display price lists of meat.
asked the Minister of Food how far he proposes to impose any restrictions this year on the serving of turkey by catering establishments during Christmas week.
asked the Minister of Food how much dried fruit will be available to housewives during the coming Christmas season; and to what extent more eggs will be available to facilitate Christmas cooking.
asked the Minister of Food why the new contract with the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics provides only for the delivery of 200,000 tons of grain, whereas the previous trade agreement provided...
asked the Minister of Food how many food items have been increased in price since 31st October, 1951, and the total increase of all items, and the particular increase in each.
asked the Minister of Food how far regulations are now in force compelling chocolate manufacturers to sell chocolate bars by weight.
May I ask the Leader of the House whether he has any statement to make on business?
As amended, considered.
Resolution reported, That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to make provision for the payment of subsidies in respect of calves, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of...
Considered in Committee.
7.45 p.m.
I beg to move, in page 3, line 10, to leave out "properly."
9.30 p.m.
(1) For the purposes of any scheme under section one of this Act or order under section two thereof, the limit of age at which an animal ceases to be a calf shall be such age as may be specified...
(1) With a view to ensuring that calves on which subsidy has been paid are not subsequently slaughtered before reaching maturity the appropriate minister shall by order provide the conditions...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Kaberry.]
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