§ 60. Mr. Douglasasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he will take steps to have published in the Press and by broadcasting the prices at which market-garden produce, and other foodstuffs liable to rapid variation in price, are being sold in the markets, in order that housewives may have information enabling them to judge the fairness of the prices asked by retailers?
Major Lloyd GeorgeI assume that my hon. Friend has perishable goods such as vegetables and fruit primarily in mind. The market prices of many of these commodities are already published in the Press, but I fear that it would not be practicable to broadcast this information since the prices of perishable goods naturally vary in different markets in different parts of the country.