Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Food Supplies – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 31 October 1949.
Dr Edith Summerskill
, Fulham West
12:00,
31 October 1949
It is impracticable to separate loss by weevil infestation from the other small losses which occur on stored grain. But any loss of imported maize after it has been taken into store is negligible, owing to the measures taken to prevent deterioration.