§ Sir L. Lyleasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food how the egg rationg scheme is now working?
Major Lloyd GeorgeThe Ministry's scheme for eggs is not one of rationing but of controlled distribution. A scheme of such magnitude is bound to encounter difficulties in its early stages, but these are being successfully surmounted.
§ Colonel Carverasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether farmers, asked to supply eggs to camps of boys assisting their work of harvesting, will be entitled so to sell them even if they have over 50 hens?
Major Lloyd GeorgeNo, Sir. A farmer owning more than 50 head of poultry may sell eggs only to a licensed buyer or a licensed packer. A farmer owning 50 head of poultry or less may sell eggs to the boys' camps.
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§ Sir L. Lyleasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether, in view of the waste of imported eggs owing to their bad keeping properties, he will consider using the equivalent shipping space for the importation of feeding-stuffs for our own hens?
Major Lloyd GeorgeWhile certain consignments of imported eggs, owing to delay in ocean transit, had deteriorated in quality on arrival in the United Kingdom I cannot agree that imported eggs generally have bad keeping properties. In regard to feeding-stuffs the Ministry of Food will continue to import the maximum quantities possible. Even if it were possible to increase the quantities at present being imported it cannot be assumed that the whole or part of any such increase would necessarily be allocated to hens.