§ 31. Sir W. Smithersasked the Minister of Food how much green and fresh vegetables, including cauliflowers, broccoli. onions, lettuce, beans and peas, have been imported during the last six months, to the latest available date.
§ Dr. SummerskillDuring the six months August, 1948, to January, 1949, 219,559 tons of fresh vegetables other than potatoes were imported.
§ Sir W. SmithersWhat is the good of the Ministry of Agriculture making an appeal for increased production, if the appeal and the efforts of the growers are sabotaged by the Ministry of Food; and is this not typical of Socialist planning?
§ Mr. BeechmanIn view of the difficulty of dealing with this matter adequately by Question and answer, I beg to give notice that I shall raise it on the Adjournment.