§ 55. Mr. Woodsasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food the names of the members of the committee appointed to distribute the onion and carrot crops; the names of the regional controllers; and the names of the firms with which they have been associated?
Major Lloyd GeorgeI presume that my hon. Friend is referring to the directors and area controllers of the National Vegetable Marketing Company. With his permission, I am arranging for the names and other information to be circulated in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the information:
§ NATIONAL VEGETABLE MARKETING COMPANY, LIMITED.
§ Directors
§ Mr. W. P. Spens, O.B.E., K.C., M.P. (Chairman), Director of Southern Railway, formerly member of Bacon Marketing Board.
§ Major E. G. Monro, O.B.E. (Managing Director), Director of George Monro, Ltd.; Jarvis, Ltd.; National Coke & Oil Co.
§ Mr. Richard Burbidge, Managing Director of Harrods.
1352§ Mr. J. McFadyen, Director, Co-operative Wholesale Society, Ltd.
§ Mr. John W. White, O.B.E., Director, White & Son, Ltd.
§ Mr. L. R. Pym, M.P.: No commercial connections.
§ Mr. W. T. Jarrett, Finance Director in the Ministry of Food; no commercial connections.
§ Mr. Rowland R. Robins (farmer, formerly President of National Farmers' Union); no commercial connections.
§ Mr. Robert L. Scarlett, farmer, with no commercial connections.
§ Area Controllers
§ London.—Mr. G. W. Boultwood of G. W. Boultwood, Ltd., Stratford Market, E.1.
§ Midland.—Mr. F. W. Nicholls of Francis Nicholls, Ltd., Smithfield Market, Birmingham.
§ South Wales.—Mr. John Earl, Bridgend, Glamorgan.
§ North-Western —Mr. C. W. Escott, of S. W. Escott & Son, Ltd., Smithfield Market, Manchester 4.
§ Scotland.—Mr. W. P. Kent of Russell Turnbull & Co., Ltd., The Bazaar, Glasgow.