HC Deb 09 July 1952 vol 503 cc1302-3
30. Mrs. Mann

asked the Minister of Food the number of items of foods increased in price, which he has not yet announced including any others consequential to the increases in price of the items already raised.

Major Lloyd George

The list of subsidised foods, the prices of which have been or are to be increased, was given by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer when opening his Budget. I have no further consequential increases to announce.

Mrs. Mann

Is the right hon. and gallant Gentleman aware that there was a further list issued, which appeared in HANSARD of 11th June, relating to 27 further items which had been increased in price, and can he say what are the consequential increases on these 27 items?

Major Lloyd George

The only point about the consequential increases is that which I announced the other day in respect of meat and manufactured meat.

Mrs. Mann

Will the right hon. and gallant Gentleman admit that an increase of 33 per cent. in the case of flour is bound to have consequential increases on bread, cakes, cookies, buns and so on?