§ Mr. Cocksasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether he can state the result of his inquiries into the allegation that a Hucknall tradesman, whose average sales were about 28 pounds a week, received in a single week four hundredweight of butter, or 16 times as much, at a time when supplies to the Hucknall Co-operative Society were restricted to 50 and 40 per cent.?
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydI would refer the hon. Member to the reply which my right hon. Friend gave to his question yesterday on this subject.
§ Mr. Cocksasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether, in view of the heavy work undertaken by coal-miners, he will increase the supply of butter to mining areas; and whether, when rationing takes place, he will consider making special provision for an increased ration for miners?
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydNo supplementary allowances are considered necessary in respect of the two foods included in the present rationing scheme, having regard especially to the range of unrationed foods available. Similarly, I do not consider that any special allocation of these foods for particular classes is necessary in advance of rationing.