§ 60. Mr McKinlayasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food the names of the trade representatives who advised, or accepted on behalf of retailers, the scheme for the readjustment of dried egg prices?
§ Mr. MabaneRepresentatives of the following organisations concerned with retail distribution were consulted on the scheme for the readjustment of dried egg prices: The National Federation of Grocers and Provision Dealers' Associations, the Parliamentary Committee of the Co-operative Congress, the Retail Distributors' Association, the National Association of Multiple Grocers, and the Scottish Federation of Grocers' and Provision Merchants' Associations. The last-named body was not represented at the meeting but was consulted by telephone.
§ Mr. McKinlayDo I take it that it was agreed that the loss should be borne by the retailers on the stocks they had in hand when the price was cut?
§ Mr. MabaneWe had every reason to believe that the associations whose names I have read out agreed with the proposals made.