HC Deb 10 February 1947 vol 433 cc17-8
37. Sir W. Darling

asked the Minister of Food if, in view of the widespread dissatisfaction among milk consumers with the present restrictions which give the right to change milk suppliers only to members of cooperative societies, an arrangement can now be made whereby consumers might be permitted to change their suppliers once a year as is permitted in connection with grocery and meat registrations.

Mr. Strachey

When a private business is bought by a cooperative society customers who are not members of a cooperative society for anything else may change to another private trader; when one is bought by a private trader consumers who are already members of a co operative society may obtain their milk there also.