§ 64. Mr. T. Smithasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he is aware that in East Yorkshire for instance, grocers who take the local supplies of butter from the farmers have frequently had a surplus after supplying customers and that no advice could 213 be obtained from the local food committee as to its disposal, with the result that it was wasted; and whether, in view of the fact that the quantity of butter manufactured on a farm cannot be precisely regulated, steps will be taken to secure the disposal of surplus stocks to the best advantage?
§ Mr. BoothbyI have no evidence suggesting that grocers in East Yorkshire or elsewhere are unable to obtain the advice of their local food committees as to the disposal of surplus farm butter. These committees are fully aware of the need for avoiding waste of such butter and, where they are unable themselves to deal with a surplus they report to the divisional food office concerned, who may authorise the sale of farm butter free of coupon, should the normal outlets prove insufficient.