§ 36. Sir PATRICK FORDasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that the importation of skimmed milk into this country on advantageous terms as compared with full cream condensed milk or milk powders is discouraging the manufacture of milk chocolate of a high nutritive value in favour of milk chocolate of a. low nutritive value; and will he consider a marking order to distinguish the two kinds of milk chocolate or some other method of encouraging the manufacture and sale in this country of the more nutritive variety?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANThere is no power under the Merchandise Marks Act to make an Order of the kind suggested. Questions of quality in relation to foodstuffs are more within the province of my right hon. Friend the Minister of Health.
§ Sir P. FORDAre we to understand that the appropriate action is for the manufacturers concerned to apply to the Import Duties Advisory Commission
§ Mr. RUNCIMANI have no doubt that, if they apply to that commission, the commission will give attention to their representations.