§ 95. Mr. Hunterasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in view of the present emergency caused by the Suez crisis, if he will take powers to prevent increases in the prices of meat, tea, bread, sugar, butter, and other basic foods.
Mr. AmorySupplies on hand or in sight should be amply sufficient to check any general tendency for prices to rise because of temporary delays in arrival brought about by the closing of the Canal.