Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Food Supplies – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 14 December 1949.
Dr Edith Summerskill
, Fulham West
12:00,
14 December 1949
A farmer can get a higher price for his carrots from a canner than from a wholesaler, but he can get as much if he sells to a retailer and more if he sells direct to the public. However, the quantities used by canners at this time of year are relatively so small that I do not consider that there is any need to interfere with sales to them.