44. Mr. De la Bèreasked the Minister of Food whether he will give a list of the countries to which manufacturers in this country are exporting biscuits, as from 1st January, 1947; and the total quantity of biscuits thus exported.
§ Mr. StracheyWith permission, I will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT the list of countries to which British manufacturers invoiced about 5,000 tons of biscuits between 1st January and 11th October.
Mr. De la BèreIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that there is not the slightest need for him to tell me to put further questions on this matter? I shall; I am not satisfied. It is a great scandal.
§ Following are the countries:
| Aden. | Iran. |
| Arabia. | Jamaica. |
| Ascension Island. | Kenya/Uganda. |
| Australia. | Leeward Islands. |
| Bahama Islands. | Malta. |
| Bahrein. | Mauritius. |
| Barbados | Morocco. |
| Belgian Congo. | Nigeria. |
| Belgium. | Northern Rhodesia. |
| Bermuda. | Nyasaland. |
| Brazil. | Palestine. |
| British Guiana. | Panama. |
| British Honduras. | Peru. |
| British North Borneo. | Philippine Islands. |
| Burma. | Portugal. |
| Canada. | Portuguese East |
| Ceylon. | Africa. |
| Chile. | Portuguese India |
| Costa Rica. | (Goa). |
| Cuba. | Russia. |
| Cyprus. | St. Helena. |
| Dutch East Indies. | Sarawak. |
| Dutch West Indies. | Seychelles. |
| Eire. | Siam. |
| Falkland Islands. | Sierra Leone. |
| Faroe Islands. | Southern Rhodesia. |
| Federated Malay | Sudan. |
| States. | Switzerland. |
| Gambia. | Sweden. |
| Gibraltar. | Tanganyika. |
| Gold Coast. | Trinidad. |
| Honduras. | U.S.A. |
| Hong Kong. | Venezuela. |
| Hungary. | Windward Islands. |
| India. | Zanzibar. |