§ 3. Mr. C. Smithasked the Minister of Food what information is in the possession of his Department on the costs of sugar refining; and what formula is used by his Department in determining the controlled price of refined sugar in relation to the price which has to be paid for raw sugar.
§ Dr. SummerskillFull information on the costs of sugar refining is in the possession of my Department, as the result of a costings investigation made at the beginning of the war. The controlled price of refined sugar is fixed by reference to the results of this investigation adjusted to meet subsequent changes in costs and turnover.