HC Deb 10 April 1941 vol 370 c1714W
Sir J. Mellor

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food his reasons for assuming that a local addition to maximum prices for eggs in scheduled industrial areas would not be as successful and practicable, for the purpose of attracting consignments from areas of relative plenty, as this method has already proved in the case of rabbits?

Major Lloyd George

The method of price fixing for rabbits is in the nature of an experiment and is being carefully watched, but, as at present advised, my Noble Friend is not prepared to extend the experiment to eggs.