§ Sir E. Graham-Littleasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he will publish the instructions to millers which governs the constitution of wheatmeal flour; whether these instructions supersede the directions contained in the Statutory Order of August, 1941, on the same subject; whether breach of these instructions is a penal offence; and, if so, how many prosecutions for such breach have been instituted, with their date, place and result?
Major Lloyd GeorgeMy Noble Friend does not consider that any useful purpose would be served by the publication of these instructions, the nature of which was indicated in a reply given to a Question by the hon. Member for Ipswich (Mr. Stokes) on 18th December last. The instructions are supplementary to the requirements relating to National Wheatmeal in the Flour (Control & Prices) Order, 1941. As regards the third part of the Question, my hon. Friend has already been informed in the reply I gave to his Question on 25th November last that my Noble Friend has the necessary powers to secure compliance with the instructions. No prosecutions have been instituted.