HC Deb 05 December 1949 vol 470 cc1522-3
38. Mr. Janner

asked the Minister of Food whether more offal will be available to the housewife during the period when the meat ration is increased from; 1s. 4d. to 1s. 6d.

Dr. Summerskill

No, Sir. Increased imports of carcase meat do not mean that we shall have available correspondingly increased supplies of offals. We cannot therefore increase distribution but in the December allocation we shall be putting out the usual supplies of offal from home-killed animals and also imported tongues, which I think housewives will welcome.

Sir T. Moore

Is it really true, can the Minister say, that cows have no innards nowadays; and if so, where do they go? They certainly do not go to the housewife.