§ 52. Mr. J. Griffithsasked the Minister for the Co-ordination of Defence whether, in the steps that are being taken to store food for a national emergency, full consideration has been given to the advantages of canned foods for storage purposes; whether the possibilities of a rapid expansion of the food-canning industry have been explored; and whether he can indicate what steps are being taken in the matter?
§ Sir T. InskipThe answer to the first two parts of the hon. Member's question is in the affirmative. I lately received a deputation from the Food Manufacturers' Federation when the question of food canning in relation to the Government's storage programme was fully discussed. As to the last part of the question, I am not in a position to make any statement.