§ Mr. Lipsonasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food the number of successful prosecutions for excessive prices of food and say in how many instances the local food committees have exercised their power to withdraw licences from offending traders?
Major Lloyd GeorgeThe number of successful prosecutions for selling food in excess of the maximum price from the beginning of the war up to 1he end of May, 1941, was 5,710. In one instance, in which a retailer's licence was cancelled, overcharges among other factors were taken into consideration. Nine other licences were withdrawn for reasons other than overcharging.