§ 64. Mr. Osborneasked the Minister of Food if he is aware that, while there is a shortage of salt in North Lincolnshire for salting bacon and hams, there is a dump of bar salt at Holton-le-Clay, near Grimsby, where the hut door is open and the salt deteriorating and what steps he proposes to take to prevent such wastage.
§ Mr. StracheyThe salt lying at Holton-le-Clay is the property of the Air Ministry and is used for defrosting runways. It is totally unfit for bacon curing or human consumption. The supply position is improving.