Major Millsasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether steps have been taken to arrange for the conversion of surplus stocks of potatoes of the 1940 crop into dried meal for feeding pigs and poultry; and if so, when such meal will be available for use?
Major Lloyd GeorgeSome surplus potatoes are being converted into dried meal for feeding to livestock, including pigs and poultry. Supplies of the meal are limited, but these are available for distribution by the port area grain committees.
§ Mr. R. Gibsonasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food what foodstuffs, and what quantities of each class, were ear-marked for pigeons registered for the National Pigeon Service; how many pigeons were so registered; and how many persons were registered, or listed, as owners of these pigeons?
Major Lloyd GeorgeThe ultimate aim of the National Pigeon Service is 400,000 birds in private ownership in addition to those already owned by the Services. The food required for these pigeons would be 7,350 tons per annum, but I am unable to reply to the last part of the Question as the recruitment of members of the National Pigeon Service is not yet completed.