§ 42. Sir W. de FRECEasked the President of the Board of Trade if, in view of the reduction in the price of flour by 1s. per 280 lbs., the Food Council has received any indication that this advantage is being passed on to the consumer in respect of the price of bread?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERNo, Sir; but the decrease in the price of flour in 1341 London, of ls. a sack of 280 lbs., is too slight to be reflected in the price of the loaf, and the price charged by London bakers generally is within the scale recommended by the Food Council.
§ Mr. A. V. ALEXANDERIs not that scale now recognised as being too high, having regard to the fact that most of them get their flour at a lower rate?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERI think I would rather rely upon the findings and recommendations of the Food Council.