Mr Francis Broad
Former MP for Edmonton
Former MP for Edmonton
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asked the Minister of Information whether his attention has been drawn to the dissatisfaction felt at the misleading statements published in the Press regarding the availability of foodstuffs; and whether he will take steps to ensure that information supplied to newspapers by the Ministry of Food and other Government Departments is reproduced with strict accuracy?
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether adequate steps are being taken to prevent the acute shortage of milk which recently occurred in Manchester, as a result of which non-priority customers received very much less than their entitlement quantities; and whether he will continue arrangements for bringing additional supplies into the Manchester area from other regions?
I wish to add my voice to the able speeches which have been made on this subject in an attempt to induce the Chancellor to modify this taxation, which is so drastic in its incidence upon those least able to bear it. The Clause does not relate to the Purchase Tax as a whole. There may be a good reason for applying the tax to luxury articles, which cannot very well be rationed and for which...
Former MP for Edmonton
Entered the House of Commons on 15 November 1922 — General election
Left the House of Commons on 15 June 1945 — General election
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