§ 82. Sir J. BUTCHERasked the Food Controller whether, in view of the present high price of dog biscuits to the high duty on flour, and of the difficulty of preventing dog owners from giving their dogs bread and thereby causing waste and cost to the public, he will consider the possibility of reducing the duty on flour used by manufacturers of dog food, or of supplying the inferior qualities of grain at cheap prices to such manufacturers?
The MINISTER of FOOD (Mr. Roberts)The licence duty payable by manufacturers of dog biscuits in respect of flour used for this purpose amounts approximately to the difference between the cost of flour and the subsidised selling price to bakers, and was introduced in order to prevent any increase in the bread subsidy being involved by the manufacture of an article of this nature. The question of reducing this duty is, however, under review.
§ Sir J. BUTCHERCan my right hon. Friend say that there is any inferior kind of flour manufactured for these biscuits?
Mr. ROBERTSMy hon. and learned Friend made representations to me the other day on this point, and I am causing the whole subject to be brought under review.