§ 21 and 22. Brigadier Thorpasked the Minister of Food (1) if he is aware that the wholesale confectioner is trading at a financial loss owing to the cuts made in the margins of profits; and what steps he proposes to take to alleviate the situation;
(2) if he will discuss the whole question of the margin of profits of wholesale confectioners with the British Federation of Wholesale Confectioners before any further cuts are made.
§ Mr. S. N. EvansMy information suggests that wholesale confectioners are earning much better profits than before the war. However, we shall be prepared to hear representations from the British Federation of Wholesale Confectioners before any further changes are made in the margin.