§ Sir J. Mellorasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he is satisfied that a fair proportion of the eggs offered for sale in the United Kingdom reaches retail shops in the larger towns; and why he declines to extend to eggs the experiment previously instituted for attracting consignments of rabbits to scheduled industrial areas by means of a local addition to maximum prices to cover transport costs?
Major Lloyd GeorgeThe answer to the first part of the Question is in the negative. As regards the experiment of a higher maximum price for rabbits in scheduled industrial areas, the rabbit season is never at an end and opportunity has been taken to discuss the operation of the experiment with a conference representative of all branches of the trade. The view was generally held that the experiment had not been very effective. The question of improving the present system of distribution of eggs by other means is under consideration.