§ 55. Mr. MACMASTERasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if, in view of the failure of the hard fruit in the United Kingdom this year, he will relax the restrictions on the importation of apples, pears, peaches, and like products from our Dominions and Dependencies overseas and also from the countries of the Allies; and, if so, whether he will see that such relaxation and relief is promptly made, in order that the people of the United Kingdom may receive the fruit now ripening abroad during the approaching autumn and winter?
Sir A. STANLEYMy right hon. Friend has asked me to answer this question. I have this matter now under consideration, in consultation with the Ministers of Food and Shipping.