§ 36. Mr. George Jegerasked the Minister of Food whether he will make supplies of dried eggs available for domestic use.
§ Mr. WebbI should like to be able to do this, but there are serious difficulties. Available supplies are bulk-packed in a form suitable only for allocation to trade users, and in any case the amount is only sufficient for them to receive a proportion of the quantities they used before the war.
§ Mr. JegerWill my right hon. Friend see that further quantities are imported, broken down into small packages, and given priority to the domestic consumer, rather than to caterers and traders?
§ Mr. WebbOnly if we get extra dollars for this purpose. The Chancellor has been able to allow some dollars for the amount of dried egg we are getting which goes to caterers directly, but indirectly, in the end, to consumers.
§ Mr. NabarroWill the right hon. Gentleman concentrate attention on increasing the supply and improving the freshness of shell eggs, instead of increasing the supply of dried eggs?
§ Mr. JegerWill my right hon. Friend look into the question of getting the same quantity of dried eggs, but in smaller quantities, rather than in bulk, which should not cost more dollars?