§ 22. Mr. Langford-Holtasked the Minister of Food whether his attention has been drawn to the fact that families living in isolated districts were without food supplies for long periods during the winter; and what steps he proposes to take to allow these families to build up a reserve stock to prevent the recurrence of such conditions next winter
§ Mr. StracheyLocal officers of my Department already have authority to allow families in isolated areas to lay in stocks of food by using coupons in advance. I am grateful to the hon. Member for giving me an opportunity to make it clear that these facilities exist, as I do not think the fact is universally known.