§ Mr. J. Beattieasked the Minister of Food whether he will immediately consult with the Minister of Agriculture in Northern Ireland with a view to the modification of the Ice Cream (Prohibition) Order in Northern Ireland, where the position regarding the quantity of milk available is different from that in Great Britain; whether he will consider the position of ice-cream traders in Northern Ireland, whose businesses have been closed down owing to the operation of this Order, whereas, in England, the machinery of such traders has been utilised for more essential purposes; and whether he is aware that no action has been taken in Northern Ireland to provide alternative usage for idle machinery and no compensation awarded to manufacturers deprived of their means of livelihood.
§ Colonel LlewellinI have at present nothing to add to the reply given to my hon. Friend the Member for Down (Dr. Little) on 19th January.