§ Mr. CLOUGHasked the Minister of Food whether, seeing that the public believes that certain staple articles of food, such as tea, can only be purchased, if good quality is desired, at the maximum prices, in view of the fact that there is plenty of cheap and good tea on the market, he can call attention to the fact, and thus help to reduce the cost of living?
§ Sir W. MITCHELL-THOMSONThere has been no maximum price for tea since May, 1919. It is a fact that there is at present plenty of cheap and good tea on the market, and this has been reflected in retail prices. This fact has been conveyed to the public by extensive advertisements of retailers of tea, and the Food Controller doubts whether he could use fully add anything to the publicity thereby given.