HC Deb 25 October 1950 vol 478 c353W
66. Mr. John MacLeod

asked the Minister of Food whether he is aware that butchers' shops all over the country are overstocked with surplus fat: and what he proposes to do about it.

Mr. Webb

I have received some complaints that butchers cannot always sell surplus fat at the maximum retail prices but we have seen no evidence to suggest that their shops are overstocked. Before I look into this problem—as I will—I would like more detailed evidence from the hon. Member.