HC Deb 27 July 1953 vol 518 c881
35. Mr. E. Johnson

asked the Minister of Food what arrangements he is making for the importation of Canadian apples during the coming winter.

36. Commander Donaldson

asked the Minister of Food how many boxes of Canadian apples he anticipates will be imported into the United Kingdom in 1953.

Major Lloyd George

Owing to our shortage of dollars, I am not at present in a position to buy apples from North America.

Mr. Johnson

Is it not a fact that we spent nearly as many scarce dollars last year in buying American apples as we spent on Canadian apples, and would it not be better to use the scarce dollars in buying food from Canada rather than films from the United States?

Major Lloyd George

One has to be careful, of course, not to lay oneself open to charges of discrimination, but the question does not now arise because the money is not there to buy this food.