HC Deb 31 July 1940 vol 363 c1235
46. Mr. Silkin

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether his attention has been drawn to the high cost of fruit, amounting to two or three times pre-war prices; whether he is satisfied that these prices are justified; and whether, in view of the food value of fruit, he will take steps to secure reductions in prices?

Mr. Boothby

It is not practicable for the Ministry of Food to control the prices at which soft fruits are sold. If a consumer has any reason to think that the prices that are being charged are excessive, he is entitled to submit a complaint to the local committee set up under the Prices of Goods Act.

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