§ 30. Mr. Stewardasked the Minister of Food what price was paid to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics for red salmon now being sold in the shops at 5s. 6d. per tin; what quantity was bought; and whether the price was on delivery.
Dr. Hill:As my hon. Friend will appreciate, it would be unbusinesslike to publish the price paid to one of our suppliers. Until the contract, under which the seller can deliver either red, silver or pink salmon, has been completed, it will not be possible to say how much red salmon will be delivered. Purchase is on an f.o.b. basis.
§ 36. Mr. Stewardasked the Minister of Food if he will take all the necessary precautions, in the interest of national health, to ensure that all canned salmon imported from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics or Japan in future is free from all signs of radio-activity, in view of the hydrogen bomb explosions in the Pacific on 1st and 26th March and the migratory nature of any salmon that may have been affected.