asked the Minister of Food whether he will now consider abandoning sugar rationing.

Unfortunately the supplies which we can afford to buy are not nearly enough to enable us to do that.

Will the Minister examine what happened in Switzerland, where, as a result of the abandonment of sugar rationing, consumption has, in fact, gone down? Would not that apply to this country?

I am afraid not. It would only apply if the price was sharply increased.

Does the Minister maintain that we have failed to buy Empire sugar production?

No, we have bought every ton of sterling sugar that we can possibly buy, and a good deal of dollar sugar as well.