§ Sir W. Smithersasked the Minister of Food why his Department is informing traders that because of the heavy supplies of carrots more will be available than are required for human consumption, and that in order to avoid wastage the Department is arranging to sell them for stock feeding; and whether he is aware that as a result of this and of the terms of the Ministerial guarantee in respect of carrots, sound standard grade carrots are being loaded for stockfeed whilst inferior carrots more suitable for such purposes are going to waste.
§ Mr. StracheyOwing to the heavy yield of our crop more carrots are available than people can eat, and the best way of disposing of the surplus is for cattle feeding. Ample supplies of standard grade carrots will be available both for human consumption and for stock-feeding. Under the terms of the Guarantee my Department is committed to buy standard grade carrots only.