HC Deb 13 June 1939 vol 348 cc1089-90
42. Mr. R. Morgan

asked the President of the Board of Trade, in view of the fact that the main purpose of the action which he is taking under the Agricultural Marketing Order dealing with the control of imports of processed milk is to ensure an economic price for that product in this country, whether it will be possible to make it a condition of the licences to be granted to importers that they shall undertake to sell their produce in conformity with the terms and conditions fixed for home-produced commodities of the same type by the appropriate trade associations?

69. Sir Charles Cayzer

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will give an assurance that in fixing the conditions of licences or certificates granted to importers of processed milk he will have regard to the desirability of ensuring that importers will sell their pro ducts on the same terms and conditions as those fixed by the various Processed Milk Associations for home-produced commodities of the same type?

Mr. Stanley

The object of regulating imports is to maintain the effective operation of the milk marketing schemes, which has been threatened by the volume of supplies of processed milks coming on the market recently. I am confident that the limitations arranged will, with the co-operation of the International Conference which it is proposed to set up, achieve this object.