§ 14. Mr. Priceasked the Minister of Agriculture what arrangements have been come to to provide properly constituted pig clubs with a certain quantity of feeding-stuffs to supplement household offals?
§ Sir R. Dorman-SmithI am not at present able to add to the reply given to the hon. Member for Doncaster (Mr. J. Morgan) on 14th February by my right hon. Friend the Minister of Food to the effect that the question of the supply of feeding-stuffs to pig clubs is under consideration.
§ Mr. PriceIs the Minister not aware that time is the essence of this business and that unless something is done to encourage the keeping of pigs on a small scale, there will be a considerable, reduction in the number of pigs in the country before long?
§ Sir R. Dorman-SmithI realise that time is the essence of the matter, but feeding-stuffs are also essential, and we are trying to get these two considerations together.
§ Mr. T. WilliamsIs the Minister of Agriculture getting a statement from his colleague the Minister of Food as to what he proposes to do regarding feeding-stuffs for pigs?
§ Sir R. Dorman-SmithThat is another question.
§ Mr. R. C. MorrisonWill the Minister take steps to see that local authorities which are now collecting considerable quantities of food for pigs do not have it left on their hands after they have taken the trouble to collect it?
§ Sir R. Dorman-SmithWe are trying to deal with that matter.
§ Mr. A. V. AlexanderHas the Minister received any serious complaints about high prices, sometimes regarding invoices without any prices at all, for mixed food for pigs?
§ Sir R. Dorman-SmithThat is another question.