§ 9. Mr. Barnett Jannerasked the Minister of Food if he can yet state whether eggs will be taken off the ration for any period in the near future.
§ Major Lloyd GeorgeThis is now unlikely.
§ Mr. JannerWill the Minister say why it is unlikely, and why up to now there has been no rationing of a very large quantity of eggs which have been on sale? Will he make an investigation and find out what has happened to the eggs which were on sale and which were not on ration?
§ Major Lloyd GeorgeI am not certain what the hon. Member has in mind. [HON. MEMBERS: "Eggs."] A very short answer to the first part of the hon. Gentleman's question is that the eggs were not there.
§ Mr. JannerThat is not so.
§ Major Lloyd GeorgeI must be allowed to answer the question. The number of eggs this year are not anything like what they were when off the ration. Eggs sold off the ration now are not Grade A.