§ Mr. Willeyasked the Minister of Food what bulk purchase or long-term agreements affect the procurement of foodstuffs.
§ Major Lloyd GeorgeThe information is as follows:
STATEMENT OF BULK PURCHASE OR LONG-TERM AGREEMENTS AFFECTING THE PROCUREMENT OF FOODSTUFFS—i.e. AGREEMENTS PROVIDING FOR GOVERNMENT PURCHASE AND COVERING INITIALLY A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS OR MORE Commodity Country Terminal date Bacon Denmark 29. 9.56 Holland 29. 9.56 Kenya 31.12.54 Irish Republic 30. 4.56 Coffee Jamaica 31. 8.54 Uganda 30. 6.54 Kenya 30. 6.54 Tanganyika 30. 6.54 Gold Coast 31. 7.54 Meat New Zealand 30. 9.67* Australia 30. 9.67* Argentina 30. 6.54 Uruguay 30. 6.54 Irish Republic 28. 6.56 Milk Products New Zealand: Butter and Cheese 31. 7.55 Evaporated Milk 31. 7.54 Milk Powder 31. 7.55 Australia: Butter and Cheese 30. 6.55 Denmark: Butter 30. 9.55 Oils and Fats Fiji 31.12.57 Nigeria 30. 6.54 Gold Coast 30. 6.54 Sierra Leone 30. 6.54 Gambia 30. 6.54 Australia 31.12.57 New Zealand 31.12.57 Tokelau Islands 31.12.57 Cook Islands 31.12.57 Niue 31.12.57 Tonga 31.12.57 Solomon Islands 31.12.57 Gilbert and Ellice Islands 31.12.57 Concentrated Orange Juice British West Indies End of crop year 1959–60 Sugar Australia, South Africa and the Sugar Producing Colonies 31.12.61 *An undertaking has been given that the United Kingdom Government will buy or permit the sale in the United Kingdom market of Australian and New Zealand beef, veal, lamb and mutton and edible offal without restriction of quantity for a period of 15 years from 15th October, 1952.