§ Mr. Perkinsasked the Minister of Agriculture whether he has considered a communication from the Honey Producers' Association of Great Britain with regard to the various substances which are being sold as honey in this country; and whether he is in a position to make a statement?
§ Mr. W. S. MorrisonThe answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. The Food and Drugs Act, 1938, empowers the Minister of Health to make regulations relating generally to the labelling and composition of food, and I have no doubt that any representations
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Month. Quantity. Value. 1936. 1937. 1938.(a) 1936. 1937. 1938.(a) Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. £ £ £ July … 540 1,572 2,779 2,325 7,224 12,406 August … 397 457 1,739 1,830 2,111 7,891 September … 395 674 2,151 2,226 2,921 9,487 Total—July—September … 1,332 2,703 6,669 6,381 12,256 29,784 (a) Provisional figures. which they were not the nominated curers.