§ 24. Mr. Higgsasked the Minister of Food, in view of the fact that the country would benefit from making the choice of diet as free as possible, what steps he proposes to take in the near future to improve the present variety of foodstuffs generally available.
§ Mr. WebbI am in full sympathy with this aim. The increased range of foods has enabled us to have a more varied 22 diet and greater freedom of choice in recent months. I shall do my best to ensure improvement in this respect, consistent with fair sharing of essential foodstuffs. But I am afraid I cannot, at this stage, say what I can do until I have studied the position more fully.
§ Mr. HiggsMay we hope that there will be a little more variety as well as quantity in the increased stocks of which we have heard lately?
§ Mr. HastingsWill my right hon. Friend keep in mind the requirements of those who eat to live, as well as of those who live to eat?