§ 90. Dr. Kingasked the Minister of Food whether he is aware that cabbage, for growing which the farmer gets 4½d. per lb., is sold in shops at ls. per lb.; and whether he will prevent this and similar discrepancies between the basic price of vegetables and their price in shops by reintroducing price controls.
§ Mr. F. WilleyI would refer my hon. Friend to the reply given by my right hon. Friend on 1st May to my hon. Friends the Members for West Ham, North (Mr. A. Lewis) and Willesden, West (Mr. Viant).