§ Captain DOUGLAS HALLasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food if he will make arrangements so that an abundant supply of his Orders and Regulations are sent in plenty of time to the provincial police for distribution amongst retailers and wholesalers of foodstuffs, so that they may have the opportunity of knowing the contents of the same before they come into force?
§ Colonel GIBBSCopies of all Orders of the Food Controller are published in the daily Press and in the trade journals, and in some cases copies are sent to the police and local authorities. The Food Controller will consider whether any, and, if so, what further steps are desirable to secure immediate knowledge of these Orders among the classes of persons affected; but the particular suggestion made by the hon. Member appears likely to involve an excessive amount of labour to the local police as well as an excessive use of paper.