Lady Grantasked the Minister of Food whether he is aware of the complaints by fish friers of the unsatisfactory quality of hardened P.K.O.; and if he will discontinue this substitute for compound lard and allow allocations of dripping for fish frying instead.
§ Dr. SummerskillNo hardened palm kernel oil is being distributed to fish friers at present. We are, however, still distributing soft palm kernel oil, and 65W although we realise that it is not ideal for fish frying, I regret that we must continue to use it during the present shortage both of groundnut oil and of dripping.