§ Mr. Blenkinsopasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what proportion of the orange juice supplied for the welfare foods scheme is imported from the West Indies; and what is the difference in the vitamin C content of this juice as compared with that included in the welfare scheme from other sources.
§ Mr. John HareThe percentage of total supplies of concentrated orange juice for the Welfare Foods Service obtained from the West Indies during 1954–59 was as follows:
Crop Year (June-May) Percentage 1954–55 3 1955–56 10 1956–57 16 1957–58 26 1958–59 18* * 26 per cent. including British Honduras. The vitamin C content of West Indies orange juice is generally as high as, or higher than, that of juice obtained from most other sources.