§ 66. Viscount SANDONasked the President of the Board of Trade whether the price of bread is now in accordance with the scale laid down by the Food Council, having regard to the price of flour; if not, what action he proposes to take?
§ Mr. H. WILLIAMSAt the moment the price of bread in London is ½d. per 4-lb. loaf above what it should be under the Food Council's scale of maximum prices. Earlier in the month, however, the price was below the maximum price allowable under the Council's scale. I understand that the Food Council are in communication with the bakers' association as to the date of the next reduction.
§ Mr. A. V. ALEXANDERDoes the hon. Gentleman say that that is the general price for all the traders in London? Are not the co-operative societies charging less?