§ 24. Sir W. de FRECEasked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs if it is within the scope of the operations of the Empire Marketing Board to arrange public culinary displays of selected Empire and Home products which it is endeavouring to popularise; and, if so, what work is being done on these lines?
§ Mr. ORMSBY-GOREI have been asked to answer this question. Yes, Sir. Such displays are within the scope of the activities of the Empire Marketing Board. In the past demonstrations of this character have been made at a number of Exhibitions in which the Board have participated, and similar demonstrations are planned for the future.
As the list of exhibitions at which cookery demonstrations have already taken place is somewhat long, I will, with my hon. Friend's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the List of Exhibitions at which cookery demonstrations have taken place:
- Belfast Empire Exhibition and Shopping Week, 23rd May, 1927—28th May, 1927.
- Advertising Exhibition, Olympia, 18th July, 1927—23rd July, 1927.
- Imperial Fruit Show, Manchester, 28th October, 1927—10th November, 1927.
- Cookery and Food Exhibition, London, 15th November, 1927—24th November, 1927.
- Ideal Home Exhibition, Olympia, 28th February, 1928—24th March, 1928.
- Imperial Fruit Show, Manchester, 19th October, 1928—27th October, 1928.
- Empire Exhibition, Cardiff, 30th October, 1928—10th November, 1928.
- Cookery and Food Exhibition, London, 23rd November, 1928—11th December, 1928.
§ Similar demonstrations are also being arranged to take place at the North East Coast Exhibition, opening 14th May, 1929.