§ Sir T. Mooreasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether, in cases where several hundreds of acres 905W of onions are being grown and there is no storage space available, he will issue individual permits to farms to allow them to distribute the onions without delay instead of having to refer the matter to the Vegetable Marketing Board, which is not able to decide with sufficient rapidity?
Major Lloyd GeorgeThe suggestion in my hon. Friend's Question is impracticable in view of the obligation placed on the National Vegetable Marketing Company by my Noble Friend to distribute the onion crop in accordance with the consumer reservation scheme. If he will give me particulars of any cases where it is a matter of urgency that the onions should be moved from the farm to avoid wastage I will arrange with the National Vegetable Marketing Company for delivery instructions to be issued immediately.