§ Mr. Boyceasked the President of the Board of Trade (1) whether any milling offals have been exported or re-exported from this country since the commencement of hostilities; if so, to which countries and in what quantities; and whether and to what extent the export or re-export of milling offals is at present permissible;
(2) whether he will give an undertaking on behalf of the Government that the export or re-export of milling offals will be prohibited so long as there is a shortage of such offals for feeding-stuff purposes and until adequate reserves for all purposes have been accumulated?
§ Sir A. DuncanThe hon. Member will find particulars of the value of total exports and re-exports of feeding-stuffs for animals in the published Trade Accounts, on pages 4–6 for January and pages 5–7 in the case of other months. Publication of particulars of our trade with individual countries has been suspended since the outbreak of war. The export and re-export of milling offals is prohibited except under licence granted by the Board of Trade. Licences are granted only in exceptional cases after consultation with me Ministry of Agriculture and other interested Departments.
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