§ Sir W. Waylandasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food why meat traders who have hitherto been able to sell canned meats are now forbidden to do so?
Major Lloyd GeorgeMy hon. Friend is under a misapprehension. I would refer him to my reply to the Question put by the hon. Member for Lincoln (Mr. Liddall) on 8th October.
§ Captain Ellistonasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether butchers will be allowed an equitable allotment of all tinned meats arriving in this country under the Lease-Lend Act; whether they hold a tinned meat licence or not in order that they may compete on equal terms with the grocers and multiple stores who are able to sell these goods coupon free?
Major Lloyd GeorgeButchers who habitually sold canned meats before the war and who are licensed to sell them, will be allowed a fair share of the initial allocation of the Lease-Lend and other imported canned meats that are now being distributed to the retail trade. Replacements of their initial stocks will depend upon the points coupons that they collect from the public. Butchers who have no licence to sell canned meats will not be entitled to an allocation and in this respect they are on the same footing as all other food retailers. With reference to the last words of my hon. Friend's Question, I must explain that the goods referred to be saleable only against points coupons.