§ MR. MACQUISTENasked the Food Controller whether the number of milch cows registered in the Island of Jersey is considerably over 10,000, supplying a population of about 40,000; whether the amount of butter made in Jersey and other Channel Islands is far beyond the needs of the population; that, notwithstanding this, the export of butter to the adjacent Island of Great Britain is prohibited, while considerable supplies of butter are exported from Yeovil and Channel ports to the Channel Islands; and that, owing to the excess of butter due to home production and importation, large quantities are taken to sea by fishermen and delivered to French boats and sold in France at high prices; and whether, in view of these facts, he will prohibit the export of butter from England to the Channel Islands?
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§ Mr. McCURDYAccording to the Food Controller's information, the amount of butter made in the Channel Islands is not materially in excess of the needs of the population. The records of the Ministry show that no butter imported into this country has been exported to the Channel Islands. It is just possible that some small supplies of British butter which is not controlled have been so exported. But I am quite sure that no considerable quantity is involved, and I should be grateful, to the hon. Member if he would supply particulars of the cases to which he refers in the third and fourth parts of the question.