HC Deb 16 October 1946 vol 427 c197W
55. Lieut.-Colonel Corbett

asked the Minister of Food what proportion of the potato crop he anticipates will be lost from blight and rot due to the bad season; and whether he will give an assurance that no rationing will be necessary.

Dr. Edith Summerskill

It is not yet possible to say what the total loss from blight will be this year, but from preliminary reports, that it should not be so serious as to make the rationing of potatoes necessary.