§ Rear-Admiral Beamishasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food how it is proposed to operate the extended distribution of the national milk powder; and, if this is to be done through the medium of private firms already in the trade, whether some arrangement will be made to enable them to keep their own businesses on a sound financial basis?
§ Mr. BoothbyNo extended distribution of the national milk powder is contemplated. Its issue is being restricted to the case of infants of under 12 months of age for whom a medical certificate is received that milk powder, instead of liquid milk, should be provided under the National Milk Scheme. The distribution of the powder will be in the hands of the Ministry's Milk Officer. He will be assisted, wherever practicable, by local welfare centres and district nurses.
§ Captain Trevor Coxasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food how many persons have received cheap or free milk in the Parliamentary Division of the County of Chester, Stalybridge, since September, 1939?
§ Mr. BoothbyDuring the period September, 1939, to June, 1940, an average of 410 persons per week received cheap and free milk under local welfare schemes operated in the Stalybridge and Hyde area. Since the introduction of the National Milk Scheme, 1,807 permits have been issued up to the evening of the 2nd August to beneficiaries in the same area, entitling them to free or cheap milk.