§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what steps he is taking to prevent speculation in the 6W prices of imported foods and feeding stuffs.
§ Mrs. FennerForward buying and selling are an integral part of most commodity markets and are generally beneficial to the efficient marketing of foodstuffs. There is always some element of speculation in world commodity trading, but we have no evidence that this has had any significant impact on the price of United Kingdom imports.