§ Sir J. Wardlaw-Milneasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how 1609W many articles of food have been or are intended to be brought under the pooling system?
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydI have been asked to reply. I assume that my hon. Friend refers to the requisitioning or purchase of foodstuffs for the creation of a pool from which redistribution to traders is effected. Stocks or imported supplies of the following articles have been requisitioned for this purpose:
- Cereals and Cereal Products.
- Tea.
- Imported Canned Meat.
- Imported Meat.
- Imported Bacon and Hams.
- Dried Fruits.
- Sugar.
- Butter.
- Imported Pork in Cold Store.
- Imported Lard.
- Oilseeds, Vegetable Oils and Fats and Marine Oils.
- Margarine and Cooking Fats.
I am unable to state to what other articles some form of pooling or standardisation may have to be applied in future but the continuance of the existing plans is under review in the light of the circumstances of each case.