§ Mr. R. Morganasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of 1380W Food why the maximum price of white pepper fixed by the Pepper (Maximum Prices) Order, No. 1298, sold in an authorised container, is the same for such containers whether they hold one, two, three or any quantity up to four ounces of white pepper, the maximum retail price of which is to be 2d. per ounce?
Major Lloyd GeorgeThe provision of the Order to which my hon. Friend refers was decided upon with the object of avoiding a complicated scale of prices which would be confusing to retailers and to the public and difficult to enforce.