§ Mr. Sharpasked the Minister of Food why many fish friers in the heavy woollen district of the West Riding of Yorkshire have been compelled recently to change their fat suppliers; whether he is aware that in some instances fats have now to be carried greater distances; and what guarantee there is that suppliers will supply in full the entitlements of friers who have been forced to deal with them.
§ Mr. StracheyBritish Melters Limited, a Government sponsored company engaged in the production and distribution of dripping, is in course of deconcentration. This has resulted in a number of fish friers getting their supplies of dripping from a different member of British Melters Limited; this change, however, will not imperil the supply of dripping to the friers affected.