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Oral Answers to Questions — Food Supplies – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 27 Hydref 1947.

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Photo of Sir Henry Legge-Bourke Sir Henry Legge-Bourke , Isle of Ely 12:00, 27 Hydref 1947

asked the Minister of Food if he will make a full statement on the potato situation for the next six months.

Photo of Mr Evelyn Strachey Mr Evelyn Strachey , Dundee

I hope to be able to make a statement on the potato situation shortly.

Photo of Sir Henry Legge-Bourke Sir Henry Legge-Bourke , Isle of Ely

Will the right hon. Gentleman do something to stop what happened after his right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary made his statement about potatoes, because that caused a complete run on the market and, in view of the uncertainty as to whether there is to be potato rationing, can the right hon. Gentleman give some statement to clarify the position?

Photo of Mr Evelyn Strachey Mr Evelyn Strachey , Dundee

I cannot make a statement this afternoon.

Photo of Sir Herbert Butcher Sir Herbert Butcher , Holland with Boston

Can the right hon. Gentleman indicate any date prior to his assuming office when there were potato queues in October?.

Photo of Mr George Drayson Mr George Drayson , Skipton

Can the right hon. Gentleman say from which Minister of the Crown we can expect a statement on the potato position?

Photo of Mr Evelyn Strachey Mr Evelyn Strachey , Dundee

I should imagine that I shall be called upon to make the statement.