Mr. Temple Morrisasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he is satisfied that the fullest measure of decentralisation in the storage of essential foods exists throughout the country, with the object of avoiding serious loss due to accidentally started conflagrations?
§ Mr. BoothbyThe stocks of essential foodstuffs are held in many thousands of separate warehouses and the Ministry of Food is at present engaged in establishing a large number of additional stores in order to secure an even wider dispersal. My Noble Friend fully appreciates the importance of decentralised food storage and active steps with that object have been and are being taken.