§ 27. Sir Reginald Clarryasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food the reasons for the delay in making available to consumers, both the reinforced white flour bread and the whole meal loaf; and when these commodities will be freely available to the general public?
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food (Major Lloyd George)Delay in the production of fortified white flour has been due to a mechanical breakdown, now remedied. Distribution will commence in about a fortnight's time but, owing to the heavy reserve stocks of unfortified flour, it will be a matter of some months before all white bread is fortified. Bread made from National Wheat meal is becoming generally available to meet the growing demand for this loaf. Where difficulties occur in consumers obtaining this type of bread, my Department will be pleased to advise as to a source of supply.
§ Commander Locker-LampsonWould we not save 1,000,000 tons of shipping if we went over to whole meal bread and did our own milling in this country?