HC Deb 23 January 1940 vol 356 c410W
Captain Ellison

asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether, in view of the urgent needs of the poultry industry, shipowners can be asked to reserve cargo space for poultry feeding stuffs rather than for the importation of eggs?

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

The greater part of the supply of imported poultry feeding stuffs comes from distant countries. In so far as eggs are imported from these countries, they come in cold storage space which is not suitable for the importation of feeding stuffs.

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