§ 80. Mr. Harrisonasked the Minister of Food, in view of the improved position of our overseas trading and financial position, what plans he has to increase the purchase of sugar, and thus ease the position for ordinary homes; and what is the position regarding increased supplies from Colonial and Commonwealth sources.
§ Mr. WebbWe are hoping to get more sugar from Commonwealth countries next year under our undertaking to purchase all their exportable surplus, but for obvious reasons—such as the risk of crop failures—there can be no certainty of this. As for dollar sugar, very little will be on offer until the spring, and I cannot say whether we shall then be able to spare the dollars to buy it.