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Oral Answers to Questions — Ministry of Food – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 17 Chwefror 1954.

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Photo of Mr Paul Williams Mr Paul Williams , Sunderland South 12:00, 17 Chwefror 1954

asked the Minister of Food when he intends to return all food imports to private trade.

Dr. Hill:

As soon as is practicable.

Photo of Mr Paul Williams Mr Paul Williams , Sunderland South

asked the Minister of Food which foodstuffs are still imported by his Department.

Dr. Hill:

With my hon. Friend's permission, I will circulate the list in the Official Report.

Following is the information:

Foodstuffs imported by the Ministry of Food (as at 11th February, 1954)
Bacon and ham.
Canned fish:
Salmon.
Crab.
Canned fruit:
Apricots.
Peaches.
Pears.
(and mixtures of fruit including one or more of the above-named varieties)
Eggs and egg products:
Hen eggs in shell (from non-sterling sources only).
Frozen whole eggs.
Lard.
Carcase meat and offal.
Canned corned meat.
Milk products:
Block milk.
Butter.
Buttermilk powder.
Cheese (ration types).
Condensed milk.
Milk powder.
Whey powder.
Oils and oilseeds:
Benniseed and benniseed oil.
Coconut oil.
Copra.
Cottonseed and cottonseed oil.
Groundnuts (other than hand-picked selected groundnuts) and groundnut oil.
Palm kernels and palm kernel oil.
Palm oil.
Sunflower seed and sunflower seed oil.
Whale oil.
Orange juice (for welfare scheme).
Potatoes (ware).
Sugar.