§ Sir E. Graham-Littleasked the Minister of Food whether he is aware that the Cereal Product Division of his Department has issued a confidential circular, dated 24th July, to all controlled flour millers, requiring the addition of a quota of chalk in the national flour, double the amount now in force and that no notice, in accordance with his undertaking to do so, has been given to the public of this change of composition; and whether, in view of this omission, he will place in the Library of the House of Commons all circulars introducing a change in the composition of national flour.
§ Mr. StracheyActing upon the advice of the Special Diets Committee of the Medical Research Council I have increased the addition of creta praeparata to national flour from 7 oz. per sack of 280 lb. to 14 oz. per sack of 280 lb. as from Sunday, nth August, 1946. In accordance with the undertaking which I gave to the hon. Member on 8th July, a Press announcement on this subject was issued to all papers on Tuesday, 30th July. I do not propose to adopt the suggestion in the last part of the Question.
§ Sir E. Graham-Littleasked the Minister of Food who are the medical advisers upon whose advice he has issued a secret order to controlled millers compelling them to double the quota of chalk in the national bread; and whether he will now make public, in accordance with his undertaking, this alteration in the composition of national bread.
§ Mr. StracheyOn this and cognate matters I am advised by the Food Rationing (Special Diets) Committee of the Medical Research Council. As regards the second part of the Question, I would refer to my earlier reply to the hon. Member.