HC Deb 27 November 1946 vol 430 cc302-3W
Mr. Osborne

asked the Minister of Food if he is aware that the failure to allocate any lard ration during the last eight weeks is causing hardship to housewives; and how soon he proposes to make fresh allocations

Dr. Summerskill

The cooking fat ration has to be met either with compound cooking fat or with lard, according to which we have available. We have very little lard at present.