§ Sir PERCY HARRISasked the Minister of Agriculture why the wholesale price of English factory-made cheese during the last few weeks has been from 4s. to 6s. less per cwt. than the best imported New Zealand cheese?
§ Mr. ELLIOTA number of factors, particularly the volume of available supplies and the season of the year, cause variation 1362 in the relative prices of English factory-made and New Zealand cheese. The present margin in price between these classes of cheese would appear to be influenced by the reduced imports from New Zealand in the first quarter of 1935, coupled with an accumulation of stocks of home-produced cheese.
§ Sir P. HARRISDoes not this price seem to suggest that it is not necessary to give such a big subsidy to cheese factories at the expense of the consumers of liquid milk?
§ Mr. ELLIOTI am afraid that I do not see how that follows from my hon. Friend's question.