HC Deb 21 May 1952 vol 501 c59W
70. Mr. Hurd

asked the Minister of Food if he is aware that shipping delays are curtailing the supplies of meat for Britain and that attention has been drawn to this fact by the chairman of the New Zealand Meat Producers' Board; and if he will make a statement on the position.

Major Lloyd George

Production of meat in New Zealand is seasonal and cannot all be loaded as it is produced, but over the year as a whole we get all that is available for export.

We have recently discussed with the New Zealand Government ways and means of getting maximum loadings during the early months of the year when home production of meat is at a low level.

I am confident that the New Zealand authorities are fully aware of our needs and are doing their utmost to meet them.