§ 40. Mr. Shinwellasked the President of the Board of Trade whether the Food Council have made representations to him on the rise in retail prices; whether any proposal has been made regarding milk prices; and whether he intends to take any action in the matter.
Mr. StanleyI have received no general representations from the Food Council on this subject. As regards milk, the Council have recently presented to me a report on the costs and profits of retail milk distribution, which will shortly be published.
§ Mr. T. WilliamsWas there not, in the last report of the Food Council, a very definite protest against arrangements between marketing boards and distributors for excessive margins?