52. Lieut-Commander Clark Hutchisonasked the Minister of Food if he will increase the cheese ration.
§ The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food (Dr. Edith Summerskill)We shall be very happy indeed to 2004 increase the cheese ration when supplies are large enough to allow us to do so.
Lieut-Commander Clark HutchisonIs the hon. Lady aware that grocers find it extremely difficult to measure out the present small ration of cheese?
§ Dr. SummerskillI must remind the hon. and gallant Gentleman that we are obtaining all the cheese that we can get from Canada and non-dollar sources, and now it is a question of having to pay dollars for cheese from the United States.
§ Mr. DribergIf my hon. Friend cannot yet grant a general increase in the cheese ration, will she at least reconsider the anomalies arising out of the welcome concession to rural building trade workers and other special classes of workers?
§ Dr. SummerskillI have said before, and must say again, that if we have to make more concessions we shall jeopardise the domestic ration.