§ Mr. George Craddockasked the Minister of Food the number of prosecutions for offences against the food Regulations, other than those under the Food and Drugs Acts, which have taken place during the last three years; and the comparative figures for 1940, 1941 and 1942.
§ Major Lloyd GeorgeDuring the three years ended 31st December, 1950, 24,526 persons were prosecuted on a total of 66,114 charges. The number of charges in the years 1940, 1941 and 1942 was 73,705 but the number of individuals concerned in those years could not now be ascertained without unjustifiable expenditure of staff time.