§ 47. Mrs. Leah Manningasked the Minister of Food if he will consider making a points bonus to those customers registered with the London Co-operative Society for milk who, during the strike of roundsmen, were obliged to expend their points on tinned and dried milk.
§ Dr. SummerskillI have given careful and sympathetic consideration to my hon. Friend's proposal but I regret that the practical difficulties are insuperable.
§ Mrs. ManningIs the hon. Lady aware that a large number of families who were unable to go to Walthamstow for milk had to spend the whole of their month's points on tinned milk for their children who had no fresh milk at all during this strike, and does she realise that they have had to do without points food all this time?
§ Dr. SummerskillI fully realise that, but I must remind the hon. Lady that it is impossible to distinguish between those who had to go to fetch their milk and those who did not.