82. Lieut.-Commander Clark Hutchisonasked the Minister of Food why the shipment of apples recently received from Australia and New Zealand is being allocated to the South of England where there is a considerable home crop; and why no allocation is to he made to Scotland and the North of England where fruit is normally scarcer.
§ Mr. StracheyThis is only the second allocation of imported apples made to the South of England during the past three years, whilst Scotland and other parts of the country have received four. An allocation will be made to Scotland and the North as further supplies arrive.