HC Deb 27 May 1946 vol 423 cc138-42W
Mr. Willis

asked the Minister of Food if he will give details of the allocations of imported fruits and fresh vegetables for Scotland and England respectively, for the latest 12-month period for which figures are available.

Sir B. Smith

The information for which my hon. Friend asks is as follows:

NUMBER OF ALLOCATIONS TO EACH PORT ASSOCIATION AREA
TWELVE MONTHS ENDING 11TH MAY, 1946.
PORT ASSOCIATION. SWEET ORANGES. LEMONS. BITTER ORANGES. ONIONS. GRAPEFRUIT. BANANAS. APPLES.
Allocations. Allocations. Allocations. Allocations. Allocations. Allocations. Allocations.
London and South East England. 7 (on the basis of 1 lb. per head) 3 (on the basis of 7¼ lb. per head). 1 (unspecified). 1 (on the basis of ¾ lb. per head). (London has received an additional allocation on the basis of 1½ lb. per head). 2 (on the basis of ½ lb. per head). (A third allocation is commencing in South East England). 2 (on the basis of 1 lb. per R.B.2 and R.B.4 ration book holder). (Some Distribution Committee areas have received 3 allocations.) An allocation on the basis of ¾ lb. per head has been made to Northamptonshire, Soke of Peterborough, Bletchley and Oxfordshire only.
Liverpool— North Wales and North West England. 7 (on the basis of l lb. per head). (A few Distribution Committee areas have received 8 allocations.) 3 (on the basis of ¼ lb. per head). 1 (unspecified). 2 (1 on the basis of 1 lb. per head and the other on the basis of ¾ lb. per head). 3 (on the basis of ½ lb. per head). 2 (on the basis of 1 lb. per R.B.2 and R.B.4 ration book holder). (Some Distribution Committee areas have received a third allocation.) 1 (on the basis of, ¾ lb. per head). (Some Distribution Committee areas have received two allocations.)
Glasgow— Whole of Scotland. 7 (on the basis of 1 lb. per head). 2 (on the basis of ¼ lb. per head). 1 (unspecified). 3 (on the basis of 1 lb. per head). 3 (on the basis of' ½ lb. per head). 2 (on the basis of 1 lb. per R.B.2 and R.B.4 ration book holder). (Part of Scotland has received 3 allocations.) 2 (on the basis of 1 lb. per head).
Cardiff—South Wales. 8 (on the basis of 1 lb. per head). 3 (on the basis of ¼ lb. per head). 1 (unspecified). 3 (on the basis of ¾ lb. per head). 3 (on the basis of ½ lb. per head). 3 (on the basis of 1 lb. per R.B.2 and R.B.4 ration book holder.) 1 (on the basis of ¾ lb. per head).

PORT ASSOCIATION. SWEET ORANGES. LEMONS. BITTER ORANGES. ONIONS. GRAPEFRUIT. BANANAS. APPLES.
Allocations. Allocations. Allocations. Allocations. Allocations. Allocations. Allocations.
Newcastle— North East England. 8 (on the basis of 1 1b. per head). 2 (on the basis of ¼ lb. per head). 1 (unspecified). 3 (on the basis of 1 lb. per head). 3 (on the basis of ½ lb. per head). 2 (on the basis of 1 lb. per R.B.2 and R.B.4 ration book holder). (A third allocation is about to commence.) 1 (on the basis of 1 lb. per head).
Bristol—South West England Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester. 7 (on the basis of 1 lb. per head). 3 (on the basis of ¼ lb. per head). 1 (unspecified). 3 (on the basis of ¾ lb. per head), 3 (on the basis of ½ lb. per head). 3 (on the basis of 1 lb. per R.B.2 and R.B.4 ration book holder). Nil
Southampton— Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire and Isle of Wight. 7 {on the basis of 1 lb. per head). 3 (on the basis of ¼ lb. per head). 1 (unspecified). 1 (on the basis of ¾ lb. per head). (Some Distribution Committee areas have received 2 allocations.) 3 (on the basis of ½ lb. per head). 3 (on the basis of 1 lb. per R.B.2 and R.B.4 ration book holder). Nil
Hull—North East and North Midland. 7 (on the basis of 1 lb. per head). 3 (on the basis of ¼ lb. per head). 1 (unspecified). 2 (on the basis of ¾ lb. per head). 3 (on the basis of ½ lb.per head). 2 (on the basis of 1 lb. per R.B.2 and R.B.4 ration book holder). 1 (on the basis of ¾ lb. per head). (A few Distribution Committee areas have received two allocations.)
Belfast—Northern Ireland. 8 (on the basis of 1 lb. per head). 2 (on the basis of ¼ lb. per head). 1 (unspecified). 2 (on the basis of 1 lb. per head). 3 (2 allocations on the basis of ½ lb. per head and the other on the basis of 1 1b. per head). 4 (on the basis of ½ lb. per R.B.2 and R.B.4 ration book holder). 1 (on the basis of 2 lbs. per head).

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