§ Professor Hillasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether the policy of the Ministry in the use of flour of 85 per cent. extraction is in accordance with the advice given by the Scientific Committee on Food Policy?
§ Captain Gammansasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he can give an estimate of the annual saving of shipping space which would result from the compulsory use of national wheat meal flour?
Major Lloyd GeorgeIt would be misleading to give the estimate asked for. The by-products of flour milling are valuable animal foods and the reduction in shipping which could be effected by adopting the course referred to by my hon. Friend is dependent to a considerable extent on animal feeding stuff requirements.