Mr. G. Whiteasked the Secretary of State for India if he can make a statement on the development of food rationing in India and also on the prospect of wheat supplies, in the light of the present situation of the crops.
§ Mr. AmeryOver 130 towns and more than 25 million people are now rationed. These figures may ultimately be doubled. In the light of the damage to crops by unseasonable weather in April it is estimated that the final yield of wheat will be just under 10,000,000 tons.