§ Mr. W. H. Greenasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether, in view of the serious waste involved in the prevailing erratic return of milk bottles by consumers and the urgent need for bottles which will 1573W arise on the introduction of the milk rationing scheme, he will consider the advisability of initiating a publicity campaign by wireless talks and in other directions to impress the public with the need for the regular return of bottles and so render unnecessary the making of any charge for the use of such bottles?
Major Lloyd GeorgeMy Noble Friend is not at -present contemplating the rationing of milk; he is arranging, with effect from the 13th April, for the curtailment of non-priority domestic consumption by one seventh. This should not entail an increased demand for milk bottles. Nevertheless, he agrees that any wastage in the use of bottles should be strictly avoided, and he will consider my hon. Friend's suggestion for an appeal to the public. I would, in this connection, refer my hon. Friend to the answer given to the hon. Member for Plaistow (Mr. Thorne) on the 25th March.