§ Mr. R. Gibsonasked the President of the Board of Trade what nett additional storage accommodation for wheat has been erected or acquired in the United Kingdom by the Government or by firms or bodies engaged in that business since the Government decided to make purchases of wheat?
Mr. StanleyNo additional storage accommodation for wheat has been erected or purchased in the United Kingdom by the Government or by firms or bodies acting on behalf of the Government since the decision to make Government purchases of wheat. The Board of Trade have no knowledge of any additional storage accommodation having been erected or acquired by the grain trade since that date. Arrangements have been made for the storing of the wheat reserve by hiring accommodation in existing warehouses, the capacity of which is in excess of normal requirements.