§ Mr. Grovesasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food who are his directors of the meat supply to manufacturers of cooked meats and sausages; and whether they have given up all association with private companies?
Major Lloyd GeorgeThe director of manufactured meat is Mr. A. O. Short and the deputy director is Mr. S. J. Pink. These officers are giving full time to the work of the Ministry and have disassociated themselves from any executive control of their pre-war businesses.
§ Mr. Grovesasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food the tonnage of corned beef allocated by the director of manufacturers of meat supplies to the two firms of Wall and Son, Limited, of Acton, and Poulton and Noel, Limited, of Southall, and the next largest quantity supplied to any other firm; and whether he is aware of the anxiety of the members of the Sausage and Cooked Meat Manufacturers' Association at the present allocations?
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Major Lloyd GeorgeTwo hundred and eighty-four tons of canned corned beef were allocated by the Ministry jointly to the two firms mentioned for the production of canned meat roll and hash which was urgently required by the Ministry for emergency feeding services. The next largest allocation of 202 tons was to Heinz, Limited. I am not aware of any anxiety having been caused by these allocations.