HC Deb 18 September 1940 vol 365 cc159-60W
Mr. Lyons

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he will state more fully the functions and powers of the recently appointed Food Investigation Committee?

Mr. Boothby

Food Price Investigation Committees will investigate complaints in regard to the prices of foods which are not subject to price control by the Ministry of Food. Such complaints will be dealt with in the same manner as complaints under the Prices of Goods Act, 1939, in respect of non-price regulated goods other than foodstuffs. In those cases in which, after investigation, the committees consider that price control is desirable, they will submit a recom- mendation to that effect through the Central Price Regulation Committee. Any action which is considered to be necessary as a result of the recommendations of the local Food Price Investigation Committees will be taken by the Ministry of Food.

Mr. Lyons

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food the names and addresses of the members of the recently-appointed Food Investigation Committee for the North Midland region?

Mr. Boothby

The required information is as follows:

North Midland Committee, Gordon House, Carrington Street, Nottingham.

Membership: Sir Douglas McCraith, J.P. (Chairman), Maples and McCraith, 22, Low Pavement, Nottingham; Mr. J. W. Blower, North Lodge, Swanwick, Derby; Mr. E. Button, Friends School Room, Friar Lane, Nottingham; Alderman J. N. Derbyshire, Bentinck Buildings, Wheeler Gate, Nottingham; Mr. J. Hunt, LL.D., 37, Westgate, Peter- borough; Alderman F. J. Jenkinson, Highfield, Great Gonerby, Grantham, Lincs.; Major E. J. Spalding, Griffin and Spalding, Limited, Nottingham; Alderman Mrs. E. E. Wainwright, Granby Avenue, Mansfield; Mr. W. E. Ann, Darley Fields, Broadway, Derby; Mr. G. N. F. Reddan, Barrenger, Wallis and Manners, Limited, Mansfield; Councillor R. J. R. Blindell, 228A, Victoria Street, Grimsby; Mr. George Deer, J.P., 5, Morland Avenue, Lincoln; Alderman S. A. Syddall, J.P., "Coniston," 1, Summerfield Road, Chesterfield; Mr. K. K. Knight, Knights (Leicester), Limited, Leicester; Mr. F. A. Heron, 98, New Walk, Leicester; Councillor Mrs. Mary Dallas, Strathclyde, Great Doddington, Wellingborough; Mrs. M. Wintringham, White Cottage, Tealby, near Lincoln.