§ 61. Sir John Jarvisasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether, in view of the increasing dissatisfaction of home fruit producers at being asked to part with their own fruit for the making of jam, which they are not permitted to consume, he will consider a proposal whereby such growers, upon sending a reasonable proportion of their produce to the collecting centres, shall receive vouchers in exchange for their jam coupons enabling them to obtain a reasonable amount of sugar to make their own jam in their own way with the remainder of their own fruit?
Major Lloyd GeorgeI would refer my hon. Friend to the reply given to a similar Question by my hon. Friend the Member for Romford (Mr. Parker) on 18th June. My hon. Friend will doubtless have seen the announcement that sugar will be released in time for the stone-fruit crop to be used for domestic jam making.
§ Sir J. JarvisDoes the Minister recognise the importance of doing something to see that we use all the soft fruit, and will he consider some simple and practicable scheme whereby producers can make some of their own fruit into jam?
Major Lloyd GeorgeWe appreciate that people would like to make their own jam, and I have said before that the only thing that prevents our assisting them is the supply of sugar.