§ Mr. Walkdenasked the Minister of Food if he is aware that the Fruit Products Division of his Department has refused to authorise licences to import from South Africa 101,000 dozen bottles of orange, lemon, raspberry, passion and other fruit cordials valued at £120,000 and in view of the shortage of home produced fruit juices will he review all the circumstances connected with the offer and afford the necessary facilities for the importation to be effected at an early date.
§ Mr. StracheyI am not aware that there is a shortage of soft drinks or of fruit juices at present. We cannot afford to import soft drinks or cordials from South Africa, but we are importing pure fruit juices from that country.