§ 31. Mr. Nabarroasked the Minister of Food whether, in view of the fact that demand will probably not exceed the estimated production of 975,000 tons of tinplate during 1953, he can now give an assurance that all tinplate requirements of the horticultural processing industry and fruit and vegetable canners in the United Kingdom will be fully met in 1953.
§ Major Lloyd GeorgeI believe that their requirements will be met. It is, however, important that, as in recent years, canners should place orders and take advance deliveries of cans wherever possible in order to relieve the peak summer demand.