§ Squadron-Leader Erringtonasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he will make arrangements for a more even supply of meat, in view of the fact that, in many cases, only a quarter of the supply is available at the beginning of the week and the balance not available until the end, because it is desirable to have a reasonable supply on each day of the week?
Major Lloyd GeorgeWhere districts consume a large proportion of home-killed supplies the evenness of the deliveries is dependent to an important extent on the flow of livestock to the collecting centres, and this is subject to many interruptions, such as severe weather. Every effort is made to distribute supplies of meat to butchers evenly over the week and delays in arrival of stock are met wherever possible by adjustments in the issues of imported supplies, but it is inevitable that shortages must be made up in the latter part of the week.