§ 20. Mr. Hurdasked the Minister of Food how many tons of potatoes offered by farmers in the past month have been rejected for human consumption in this country; and to what extent potatoes are sent to Germany.
§ Mr. StracheyDuring the four weeks ended 14th November, 1946, 126 tons of potatoes were rejected by my Department for human consumption and sold for stock-feeding. During the same period permits 1245 have been issued for the sale of 4,083 tons of potatoes which were unsuitable for human consumption for feeding to stock. No potatoes from the 1946 crop have been sent to Germany.