Orders of the Day — Potato Rationing

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 10 November 1947.

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Photo of Mr Eustace Willis Mr Eustace Willis , Edinburgh North 12:00, 10 November 1947

The point I wish to make arises out of two of the remarks made by the hon. Member for Holland with Boston (Mr. Butcher). He said, I think with some truth, that when we ration crops or foodstuffs sup plied from the countryside, we are at once faced with the difficulty of ensuring that we get those crops. The other re mark he made towards the end of his speech was that a black market had already started in potatoes. I want to ask what acreage a person will be allowed to grow, now that rationing has commenced, and dispose of without its going to the Ministry of Food. I under stand that the position at the present time is that a person can grow three acres—