HC Deb 01 June 1943 vol 390 c20
32. Mr. Thorne

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he can give any information in connection with the case brought against Jacob Cohen, trading as Golders Green Fisheries, who was charged with selling 24 stone of skate, five stone of fillets of lader and 200 boxes of kippers when they were only licensed as retailers; and what steps he is taking to prevent similar offences?

The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food (Mr. Mabane)

Jacob Cohen was prosecuted by my Department at Hendon Police Court on 24th May and was convicted of selling the fish referred to otherwise than by retail, he not being the holder of a licence to sell by wholesale. He was fined a total of £150 and ordered to pay To guineas costs. In reply to the last part of my hon. Friend's Question, it is the duty of the Enforcement Division of-my Department to maintain a continuous vigilance in this matter.

Mr. Ralph Etherton

Can the Minister tell us what "lader" is?

Mr. Mabane

I think that my hon. Friend who put down the Question has got rather mixed up. "Lader" is not an exotic form of fish; it is the name of the person to whom it was sold.