§ 36. Mr. F. Willeyasked the Minister of Food whether, in view of the prospect of a very good fruit harvest, he will reconsider the number of sugar bonuses.
Dr. HillMy right hon. and gallant Friend could only increase the number of bonuses by buying more dollar sugar, and that is out of the question for the present.
§ Mr. WilleyDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that statistics show that we have adequate stocks of sugar now, and would it not be rather silly to allow some of our fruit to be wasted by not drawing on those stocks?
Dr. HillStocks do not permit the four bonuses which the hon. Gentleman has in mind. May I remind him that those four bonuses take as much in sugar as the total of the allocation for the whole of the flour and sugar confectionery trades?
§ Mr. WilleyI have not asked for four bonuses, but extra bonuses.