§ Sir R. Taskerasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he is aware of the hardship placed upon thousands of small ice-cream makers by the Ministry's decision not to grant an allocation of fats to firms that used only fresh milk and cream before the war, while larger firms who made a reconstituted ice cream without fresh milk or cream are allowed allocations of fats which allow them to continue production; and whether he will rectify this anomaly by granting an allocation of fats to all pre-war ice-cream makers even if this should necessitate a smaller allocation than is now granted to the larger firms?
Major Lloyd GeorgeNo decision has yet been reached on the question of the supply of fats to ice-cream manufacturers who previously used fresh milk and cream 503W which are now prohibited. The Ministry of Food are awaiting certain information from the industry which it is hoped will provide a basis on which a satisfactory scheme for meeting the requirements of these manufacturers can be worked out.