§ Mr. Championasked the Minister of Food how the prices now being paid to British farmers for the main foodstuffs for human consumption and coarse grains compare with the cost of similar imported supplies, in the case of barley giving the weighted average price realised by farmers xi the sale of home-grown barley; and if he will give a calculation showing how much British farmers taken as a whole would stand to gain or lose if they received the same prices for their commodities as are paid for imported supplies.
§ Major Lloyd GeorgeIt is not possible to compare the prices paid to farmers for home-produced foods and coarse grains with the cost of similar imported supplies, owing to significant differences in quality and to variations in -terms of purchase.