59. Dr. McLEANasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he has yet received the report of the Committee of Investigation for Scotland on the report of the Consumers' Committee with regard to the retail price of milk fixed by the Scottish Milk Marketing Board for the summer period; and, if so, what are their conclusions?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for SCOTLAND (Mr. Skelton)My right hon. Friend has received the report in question. The finding of the Committee is in the following terms:
We do not find the action of the hoard in continuing during the summer months the retail price of 2s. per gallon fixed for the winter period to he unreasonable or against the public interest. On the contrary, we consider that in fixing that price the hoard have acted in a reasonable manner, in a genuine endeavour to reconcile the conflicting interests of the three parties involved—the producer, the distributor and the consumer.