§ 25. Mr. G. R. Howardasked the President of the Board of Trade who supplies the figures to enable him to compile the total amounts of broccoli imported under the quota system.
§ The Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade (Mr. Henry Strauss)The figures are compiled from returns sent to the Ministry of Food by importers.
§ Mr. HowardIs it not a very unsatisfactory state of affairs that the very people who are allowed to flood in these imported cauliflowers and broccoli are supplying their own figures? Does it not show that the only efficient method is a tariff?
§ Mr. StraussMy hon. Friend was informed by my right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade that he is considering what improvements can be made in consultation with the Minister of 1139 Agriculture and the Minister of Food. The matter was also the subject of a recent Adjournment debate.