§ Sir W. Smithersasked the Minister of Food if he will state, in convenient salary categories, the number of persons employed at his office of the Potato Control in Manchester; and what is the turnover of potatoes that they handle on an annual basis.
§ Mr. StracheyThere are two potato offices in Manchester, a Divisional Office with Divisional Supervisor, three other salaried officers and three clerical and typing staff, and an Area Office with Area Supervisor, four other salaried officers and twelve clerical and typing staff. The Divisional Office was responsible for supervising the distribution of about 900,000 tons of potatoes from the 1946 crop and the Area Office was responsible for handling the detailed trading activities for about 330,000 tons.