Oral Answers to Questions — Ministry of Food

– in the House of Commons on 24 February 1954.

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  • Tinned Salmon (Quality) (7 speeches)

    asked the Minister of Food what percentage of the Canadiantinned salmon to be issued on 21st March will be Group 1, Red Salmon; and how much will be Group 3, Pink Salmon.

  • U.S.S.R. Barter Agreements (5 speeches)

    Dodds: asked the Minister of Food what quantity of Russian salmonand crab meat was imported into this country in 1953 in exchange for the herrings sent to the Union of Soviet Socialist...

  • Rations (Take-Up) (8 speeches)

    asked the Minister of Food (1) if he will explain the reasons why, in the four weeks ended 26th December last, there were 5,700,000 rations of cooking fat, 6,700,000 rations of margarine, and...

  • Milk Marketing (11 speeches)

    asked the Minister of Food (1) which members of the Milk Marketing Board will be responsible for watching the interests of distributors; (2) what arrangements are being made, When the Milk...

  • Bacon Pigs (Marketing) (4 speeches)

    asked the Minister of Food through what organisation it is proposed that bacon pigs will be marketed after the de-rationing of bacon.

  • Meat (De-rationing) (6 speeches)

    asked the Minister of Food whether he will take steps to establish a system of selling cattle by deadweight, as an alternative to the markets, to be introduced before the de-rationing of meat.

  • Fish Supplies (British Landings) (11 speeches)

    Mr. John Hall: asked the Minister of Food what evidence he has to show that British trawlers have been unable to meet the consumer demand for fish.

  • Trading Losses (9 speeches)

    asked the Minister of Food whether he will give an assurance that no further Supplementary Estimates will be required to cover trading deficits during the current financial year.

  • Eggs (18 speeches)

    asked the Minister of Food why the average weekly consumption of eggs fell from 17·77 million dozen in 1950 to 15·39 million dozen in 1953.

  • Margarine (Vitamin Content) (6 speeches)

    asked the Minister of Food if he will consider requiring manufacturers of margarine to indicate the vitamin content of the commodity sold to the retail purchaser; and whether he will take steps...

  • Sugar (Storage Cost) (4 speeches)

    asked the Minister of Food the estimated cost of the storage of his Department's stocks of sugar during the year 1953–54.