§ Sir H. NIELDasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he is aware that, in consequence of the new Order concerning flour, dealers will for the first four weeks have to pay at the rate of 19s. 3d. per sack, in addition to the previous price, though the selling price is to remain the same; that they will not be able to get a credit note for many weeks and will be out of their money, in many cases causing grave inconvenience; and whether, seeing that local food committees will have the right to check the returns made after 30th April, he will arrange for the refund to be made in cash instead of being credited to the wholesalers, who may thus be enabled to hold the credit for his retailer until the next purchase, which may be at some distance of time?
§ Mr. PARKERI would refer the hon. and learned Member to the answers already given on this subject to the hon. and gallant Member for East Newcastle (Major Barnes) and South-West Hull (Major Entwistle) on the 23rd and 30th instants respectively.
§ Mr. E. WOODasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether, with reference to the increased price of flour, his attention has been drawn to the present arrangement whereby the retailer is compelled to advance money for one month, or longer, to the wholesaler upon purchasing, involving total loans from the retailers of the country of very considerable sums; and whether, in view of the hardship that 1262W this arrangement is likely to impose in many cases, he will give the matter further consideration?
§ Mr. PARKERI would refer the hon. Member to the answers already given on this subject to the hon. and gallant Members for East Newcastle (Major Barnes) and South-West Hull (Major Entwistle) on the 23rd and 30th instants respectively.