Irish Butter (Purchases)

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Food Supplies – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 31 October 1949.

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Photo of Dr Edith Summerskill Dr Edith Summerskill , Fulham West 12:00, 31 October 1949

We have no arrangement for the purchase of butter from the Irish Butter Farm Association. Two purchases of non-creamery butter have, however,' been made from the Irish Dairy Butter Trade Limited, Cork. In June, we bought 564 tons and a further purchase of up to 400 tons was made for delivery in October and November. In each case the butter was bought for food manufacturing purposes, not for the ration.