§ 54. Sir Percy Hurdasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether, in forming the consultative committee to further the better use of home-produced foods, full advantage will be taken of the experience gained by the National Milk Publicity Council during many years of successful work?
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydYes, Sir. My hon. Friend can be assured that my Noble Friend will avail himself of the experience of the National Milk Publicity Council, in the movement for giving guidance on the use of food.
§ 60. Mr. Burkeasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he will take steps to prevent future supplies of milk being endangered by the slaughter on a large scale of milch cows and calves; and whether he is aware that the prices charged for the carcases of these beasts is in many cases as high as that of best quality beef?
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydI have no evidence of any unusual slaughter of cows and calves at the present time. The prices charged for the great majority of cow carcases are lower than those for best quality beef, although, for a relatively small number of best quality cow carcases and for carcases of veal, the prices charged are equal to the price for best quality beef.
§ 61. Mr. Burkeasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he is aware that many thousands of gallons of milk are sold at less than 6d. per gallon for the manufacture of chocolate, etc., while the price to the domestic consumer is 7d. per quart, and that this price is too high for the working classes to pay; and what steps he proposes to take in the matter?
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe answer to the first part of the Question is in the negative. The price of milk paid by confectionery manufacturers was raised on 1st April to 1s. 1½d. per gallon as compared with a pre-war price of 7½d. per gallon.