§ 5. Mr. LANSBURYasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that the wholesale price of tea has risen by 6d. per 1b. since September; that further rises are threatened, involving a rise in price to the poorest consumers; and that this condition of affairs arises owing to restriction of supplies; and what steps he intends to take to put an end to this state of affairs?
Sir P. CUNUFFE-LISTERI am aware that the wholesale price of tea has risen by approximately 6d. per lb. since the early part of September, and I am asking the Food Council to inquire into the causes of this increase.