§ 81. Mr. ANDERSONasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that co-operative societies in various districts are finding it practically impossible to obtain supplies of crystallised, granulated, or lump sugar whilst multiple shops in the same district are getting a continuous and full supply; and whether he will state what steps are taken to ensure fair distribution between all traders of the available supplies?
§ Mr. McKENNAThe Commission has no information to this effect, and the Cooperative Wholesale Society, which buys from the Commission and distributes to its members, the retail societies, is, of course, being treated on exactly the same basis as all other buyers, both as regards quantities and qualities. The sugar supplies available are being divided amongst all those who bought from the Commission last year in the same proportions as then, and these buyers are in turn to pursue the same policy.