§ Captain Pluggeasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he is aware that rice is still used at weddings; and whether he will make this practice illegal?
Major Lloyd GeorgeThe practice referred to is prohibited by the Rice (Control) Order, 1941 (S.R.O. 1941, No. 501), which provides that except under and in accordance with the terms of a licence or other authority granted by or on behalf of the Minister no person shall use any rice except for a permitted purpose. The use of rice at weddings is not a permitted purpose. Infringements of the Order are offences under the Defence Regulations.