§ Mr. Stokesasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he will state precisely the operative instructions which have been issued to millers so as to ensure the correct specification of flour required for the national wheatmeal loaf?
Major Lloyd GeorgeThe operative instructions to millers deal with the extraction which is fixed at 85 per cent. with a small tolerance in an upward direction. The instructions also provide that the wheatmeal contains the maximum possible amount of germ and that the coarse bran shall be excluded.
§ Sir E. Graham-Littleasked the Minister of Health whether he will instruct medical officers of health to institute inquiries in their districts as to the quality and composition of bread supplied under the designation of national wheatmeal, and afford such officers facilities for bringing to exposure and prosecution instances of breach of regulations defining the proper constitution of wheatmeal flour, as set out in the Ministry's Circular 2407, 1941?
§ Mr. E. BrownThe composition of National Wheatmeal is prescribed by Orders made by my right hon. and Noble Friend the Minister of Food, who I understand is inquiring into the question of maintenance of quality.