§ Sir G. Foxasked the Minister of Food how many current licences were issued to hay and straw merchants in Oxfordshire in February, 1940, 1946 and 1947 respectively; and how many have been granted and refused in the years 1940, 1946 and 1947, respectively.
§ Mr. StracheyLicences were not issued to approved buyers of hay or straw until 1941. The statement below gives the hon. Member the numbers of licences issued to merchants with addresses in Oxfordshire. No territorial restriction in trading imposed on the licence holder.
Hay Straw Licences in force: February, 1942 … … 14 16 February, 1946 … … 15 19 February, 1947 … … 14 18 No other applications have been received since the commencement of control except one in 1946; this was refused as the applicant had no datum qualification, and the existing licence holders were fully able to handle the trade to be done.