§ 49. Mr. Ellis Smithasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he has considered the advertisement that appeared in the Press on 9th June, 1941, advertising Stork margarine, a copy of which has been sent to him by the hon. Member for Stoke; whether this is in keeping with the arrangements made by the Ministry with firms who supply margarine; and is he satisfied that it is good policy to allow private publications of the kind referred to in the advertisement to appear?
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food (Major Lloyd George)The advertisement to which my hon. Friend refers advised readers to obtain a copy of a leaflet containing recipes which had been approved by my Department. This method of advertising, in the view of my Noble Friend, does not conflict with the arrangements made with the margarine manufacturers in connection with the Ministry' control of the margarine industry. In reply to the last part of my hon. Friend' question, I see no sufficient reason for interfering in cases of this kind, but if my hon. Friend has reasons for thinking otherwise, I should be glad if he would communicate them to me.