§ 35. Mr. Osborneasked the Minister of Food if he is aware that there has been a shortage of animal feedingstuffs in North Lincolnshire, because rail transport from Liverpool has been suspended for some considerable time; and if he will consider re-opening the Hull and Lincolnshire crushing seed plants, which were closed 129W during the war owing to concentration schemes, and so save road and rail transport and guarantee supplies to the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire farmers.
§ Dr. Edith SummerskillMy right hon. Friend is not aware that there has been any shortage of the feedingstuffs needed to meet the ration in North Lincolnshire. Oilseed crushing mills are closed in that area, as well as in other parts of the country, because of the overall shortage of imported oilseeds; and in certain cases also because mills were designed to crush seeds of a type which we are not at present able to buy. I regret that there is no prospect of an early change in this situation.