§ 36. Mr. ANDERSONasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether large stocks of lard are being retained in the warehouses of 1864 various provision firms in Liverpool; whether the Government have prohibited the release of this commodity; and, if so, for what reason?
§ Mr. PARKERThe lard in store is held on account of the Ministry of Food, which controls its issue to the trade. The stocks form only a small proportion of the reserve which the Ministry considers should he gradually built up, but with the supplies now coming forward it was possible last week to issue 2,000 tons of imported lard. This is about the normal consumption of imported lard, and it is anticipated that this scale of supply can be maintained.