§ Mr. Boothbyasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether there has been a substantial increase in the consumption of wholemeal bread; and whether the response of the public to the appeal to buy the national loaf has been satisfactory?
Major Lloyd GeorgeThere has been a steady increase in the output of national wheatmeal bread, which is now estimated 473W to be about 7½ per cent. of all bread consumed. Further measures to increase the consumption of the national loaf are in course of preparation.