§ Sir W. Brassasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he is aware that difficulties have arisen between his Department and the National Cold Storage Committee, representing the cold storage industry, regarding the terms under which the control of the industry is to be assumed by the Government; that although negotiations were still in progress with this committee his Department has issued direct instructions to individual undertakings under Statutory Rules and 529W Orders 1941, No. 71; and whether, in view of all this, he will take steps to rescind the order in question until the negotiations have been resumed and a satisfactory agreement arrived at?
Major Lloyd GeorgeThe Order referred to has been rescinded. It is the intention that a new Order shall be made and laid upon the Table in the near future, but I cannot accept the suggestion of my hon. and gallant Friend that my Noble Friend must wait until agreement has been reached with an industry regarding the terms and conditions under which that industry is to carry out its operations under control before any controlling Order is made.