§ Mr. Hollisasked the Minister of Food whether he will forbid the sale of bread less than a day old.
§ Sir B. Smith:The hon. Member's proposal is one of several which I have considered recently with the object of securing economy of bread usage. I have come to the conclusion, however, on the best evidence available, that no net saving would be likely to result, and indeed increased waste might result. The proposal has the further disadvantage that, as was proved in 1917, an Order prohibiting the sale of bread less than a day old would be largely unenforceable owing to the difficulty of determining the exact age of any particular loaf.