§ Mr. Rileyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can give a list of the commodities as to which the Government are now, or propose to become, the sole buyers and controllers?
§ Captain CrookshankThe following is a list of the commodities of which His Majesty's Government are the controllers and substantially the sole purchasers:
Aluminium (virgin).
Copper.
Lead.
Zinc.
Wolfram.
Molasses
Pyrites.
Sulphur
Phosphate Rock.
Flax.
Certain kinds of Hemp.
Wool.
Timber (unmanufactured).
Wood pulp.
Esparto.
Meat (also home-produced fatstock bought for slaughter).
Butter (except farmhouse butter).
Bacon (also home-produced pigs bought for slaughter).
Sugar.
Cereals (imported).
Feeding Stuffs (imported).
Oilseeds.
Tea.
Dried Fruits.
Cocoa (West African crop only).
Imported eggs (from South Africa and Australia only).
Whale Oil.
Pulse (imported).
Imported Animal Oils and Fats (including Lard).
Cheese (at present New Zealand, Australian and South African only).
229WThe following are controlled by Price Orders but not owned at any stage by the Ministry of Food:
- Potatoes.
- Condensed Milk.
- Canned Salmon.
- Herring.
- Milk.
It is not possible to make a statement at the present time about any future plans of His Majesty's Government in regard to other commodities.