§ Sir ERNEST POLLOCKasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he will consider the question of withdrawing the prohibition on the sale locally of soft fruit produced by growers of not more than 5 cwt., owing to the difficulty of sending small quantities to the jam factories, and the impossibility, through lack of sugar, of preserving it for home use?
§ Mr. PARKEROwing to the necessity of safeguarding the supply of jam for the forces and the civilian population, I regret that I am unable to withdraw the restrictions imposed on the sale of soft fruits.