114. Mr. Baker Whiteasked the Minister of Food, in view of the crippling effect of the recent cuts in agricultural feeding stuffs, particularly for poultry, what steps are being taken to increase imports of alternative feeding stuffs such as maize and cotton-seed cake.
§ Dr. Edith Summerskill:Maize has been imported for feeding stuffs, but such supplies as we secured have or are being released. I regret it will not be possible to secure the import of larger supplies as the stocks in exporting countries are being diverted for human food. Cotton-seed cake is not a suitable food for poultry. This commodity, in common with all oil seed cakes, is subject to Combined Food Board allocation and we are already obtaining our share.