HC Deb 18 October 1949 vol 468 c8W
72. Brigadier Peto

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in the interests of hygiene and cleanliness, he will now make available a supply of paper so that bread may be sold wrapped in future.

Mr. J. Edwards

So far as I am aware, there are adequate supplies of wrapping paper for use in retail shops. As my right hon. Friend the Minister of Food announced on 22nd June in reply to a question by my hon. Friend the Member for Wycombe (Mr. Haire), the restrictions on the machine wrapping of bread will be removed as from 1st November.