HC Deb 01 December 1947 vol 445 cc7-8W
41. Mr. W. Fletcher

asked the Minister of Food what steps he has taken to buy sugar from Poland in sterling; and what quantities he estimates he can obtain from this source.

Mr. Strachey

Sugar is included in the Anglo-Polish trade agreement of June last as a foodstuff which we would be prepared to buy from Poland if the price were satisfactory. The prices asked, however, are nearly double those we are paying for sugar from other sources and the quantity available is in any case insignificant in relation to our requirements

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