§ 23. Mr. R. Edwardsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what steps are being taken by his Department to ensure that the usual imports of wheat to this country are maintained in view of the closing of the Suez Canal.
§ Mr. H. NichollsMy right hon. Friend has no reason to think that essential imports of wheat will not be maintained.
§ Mr. WilleyCan the Parliamentary Secretary say anything about food stocks? Can he say whether we have drawn, or intend to draw, upon our strategic food stocks?
§ Mr. NichollsThat is a completely different Question, but, on the overall picture, it may satisfy the hon. Gentleman to know that the grain trade and the milling industries have not made any representations at all at this stage.