§ 27. Mr. Manderasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he will now give consideration to the possibility of preventing most cases of nutritional deficiencies by providing a biscuit, for all who desire it, containing the minimum daily requirements of the most important vitamins and minerals, in view of the fact that production of such an article on a large scale would be simple and cheap?
Major Lloyd GeorgeI would refer my hon. Friend to my reply to his Question on this subject on 19th September last.
§ Mr. ManderDo I understand that no further consideration has been given to this question since then? Is my hon. and gallant Friend aware that scientific experts are in favour of the wisdom and practicability of a scheme of this kind? Will he look further into it?
Major Lloyd GeorgeThe hon. Gentleman is not entitled to say that no consideration has been given to it. I simply referred him to my previous answer. As a matter of fact, a lot of consideration has been given to it. There is much natural vitamin available, and constant research is being carried out with regard to putting vitamins into various forms of food, but investigations have shown that biscuits are not the best form of food in which to put vitamins.
§ Mr. ManderWould it not have been much better to have given that supplementary answer in reply to my original Question?