§ Colonel Carverasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether eggs are now a rationed commodity; and, if so, what is the allowance that each person may purchase?
Major Lloyd GeorgeEggs are not a rationed commodity: therefore there is not any fixed allowance to which any person is entitled. Eggs are, however, distributed on a basis of customer registration as frequently as supplies will permit. Owing to the nature of the supplies and the perishability of the article, it is not possible to make allocations at stated periods, nor is it possible to make an allocation to all consumers throughout the country at the same tine. Under the priority scheme, certain consumers (children, some invalids, etc.) obtain four eggs do each allocation where the normal consumer obtains one.