4. Colonel THORNEasked the Food Controller whether his attention has been drawn to the prices being charged for bottles of wine; and if he intends taking any action in the matter?
§ Mr. PARKERThe answer is in the affirmative. It has not hitherto been considered advisable to fix maximum prices for wine, in view of the difficulty of standardisation and the enforcement of any objective test, but the question is now under review.
§ Mr. KINGIs this a new departure, seeing that early in the history of the Food Ministry wine was not considered a food at all, and was left entirely alone?