Oral Answers to Questions — Food Supplies – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 14 July 1947.
Mr Charles Royle
, Salford West
12:00,
14 July 1947
asked the Minister of Food if he will arrange for a more even distribution of home produced meat, as between productive and non-productive areas.
Mr Evelyn Strachey
, Dundee
Although during the war, in the interests of transport economy, home-killed meat was largely used in the producing areas, my Department has since tried to make distribution increasingly fairer. This policy will be pursued so long as it does not involve any unreasonable movements of livestock or meat.
Mr Charles Royle
, Salford West
Does not my right hon. Friend consider that there is a very great disparity among these areas, particularly with large industrial districts?
Mr Evelyn Strachey
, Dundee
I think the tendency is decreasing, but we will do our best to make it decrease still further.
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