§ 84. Mr. Molsonasked the Minister of Food when the people of Fairfield, Derbyshire, will receive a special allocation of food; whether it will consist of fresh prime beef; in what way his Department obtained permission from Fairfield, New Zealand, that other areas might share in the gift; and why his Department's decision to intercept the gift was not notified to the Vicar of Fairfield until he wrote to inquire why the gift had not arrived.
§ Dr. SummerskillInstructions for the despatch of the food for Fairfield will be given next week. It will include canned meat, cheese and fruit; as I told the hon. Member on 7th June, fresh meat can normally be distributed only as a part of the ration. My Department was not aware that the Vicar of Fairfield knew of this gift until he communicated with them.