§ Sir J. BARRANasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether farmers are still being compelled to deliver their tail wheat to millers to be turned into flour; whether he is aware that the percentage of flour which it produces is low and the nutritive value poor; whether this damaged wheat is actually being sold at about 50 per cent. above the cost of sound wheat, and, if so, what justification he can offer for this state of things; and what steps he is taking to apply this damaged wheat to its proper economic purpose of feeding pigs and poultry?
§ Mr. CLYNESFarmers are not compelled to deliver their tail wheat to millers to be turned into flour, nor is there any restriction on the use of such wheat as food for cattle. The maximum price of tail wheat (derived from home grown wheat) is fixed at 7s. per quarter less than the maximum price per quarter fixed for sound wheat.