§ 5. Major NEWMANasked the Secretary to the Board of Trade whether the principal cold storage depots" for meat and other produce are in the effective control of his Department; and is he in a position to deal with any attempt to raise or manipulating the price of meat by the withholding of it from the wholesale markets with a view to speculation and profiteering?
Sir A. STANLEYThe Board of Trade do not control directly cold stores in the United Kingdom. The Department whose 572 function it is to deal with the withholdings of meat from the market and with speculation in meat is that of the Food Controller.