§ 6. Mr. Sorensenasked the Minister of Food if he is aware that Messrs. J. Lyons and Company, Limited, advertise in an American newspaper that they will deliver from their own warehouses in England scarce foods including sugar, meat, margarine, tea, chocolate and eggs without the recipients sacrificing coupons or points, if the foods are paid for by American relatives or friends; whether this arrangement is with the knowledge and consent of His Majesty's Government; and to what extent this practice operates.
§ Mr. StracheyThe advertisement to which my hon. Friend refers relates to one of the "Parcels for Dollars" schemes which have been approved. These parcels are bought and paid for in dollars or other hard currencies by people living in the U.S.A., Canada and certain other countries. The foods they contain are manufactured here out of ingredients allocated for export. Indeed they amount to an export, since they are paid for in dollars and they have the great added advantage that the food is not lost to the people of this country. These schemes will earn a substantial return in hard currency for the very small amount of food involved.