§ 21. Mr. Norman Bowerasked the Minister of Food what representations he has received from trade organisations as to the encouragement which is likely to be given to foreign shippers of edible nuts in shell to raise their prices in view of the prices realised at the recent auctions in this country.
§ Mr. StracheyI have received none; nor do I expect that the sale of a relatively small stock on this market will have the effect feared by the hon. Member.
§ Mr. BowerWhen the right hon. Gentleman says that he has received no information, does that mean that before he decided to auction the nuts, he failed to read the memorandum submitted to him by the Edible Nuts Executive Panel in which that very point was expressly made?
§ Mr. StracheyNo, Sir. I am aware of these representations, but I thought that the hon. Member meant further representations.