§ Brigadier-General WIGANasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture whether he is aware that firms in neutral countries have been offering hops of enemy origin to British merchants and brewers; and whether he can give an assurance that no licence will be issued for the importation of hops of such origin although offered through the agency of firms as stated above?
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Sir ARTHUR BOSCAWENThe Hop Control Committee inquire very carefully into all applications for importation, and the Board are informed that no application for the importation of hops of enemy origin has been made to this Committee, and none will be entertained.