§ 42. Lieut.-Colonel Liptonasked the Minister of Food when he will make an allocation of bananas to fruit retailers who at present have no allocation.
§ Major Lloyd GeorgeI am examining these arrangements and my Department will shortly discuss possible changes with the trade.
§ Lieut.-Colonel LiptonWhat happens to the banana allocations of retailers who go out of business? Will the Minister do what he can, as quickly as possible, to help small shopkeepers by a more equitable distribution of the present supplies?
§ Major Lloyd GeorgeI appreciate that there is considerable hardship involved under the system existing today. We are looking into it, and I will bear the hon. Gentleman's point in mind.