HC Deb 23 March 1959 vol 602 c81W
4 and 7. Mr. Lipton

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) when he circularised local authorities to nominate local food officers to supervise food control organisation in the event of war;

(2) how many local authorities were asked to nominate local food officers; and how many have done so.

Mr. Godber

Letters were sent to the 1,469 county borough and county district councils in England and Wales on 31st March and 14th November, 1958, to the eight county and county borough councils in Northern Ireland on 24th November, 1958, and to the 57 appropriate local authorities in Scotland on 30th January, 1959. Four hundred and ninety-eight nominations have been received in England and Wales and three in Northern Ireland. It is too soon to have expected any nominations in Scotland.

Forward to