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asked the Member for the Gorton Division, as Chairman of the Kitchen Committee, whether all the cigars sold in the House of Commons are of British Empire origin and manufacture?
In reply to the hon. Member, 28 per cent. of the cigars on sale in the House of Commons are of British or Empire origin; the remainder are Havana cigars.
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asked the hon. Member for Gorton, as Chairman of the Kitchen Committee, if the potatoes used in the House of Commons are home-grown?
I can assure the hon. Member that only home-grown potatoes are used in the Refreshment Department of this House.
Would that apply to new potatoes in the spring as well?
It applies to all kinds of potatoes at all periods of the year.
May I ask what proportion comes from Northern Ireland, where the best potatoes are grown?
There is a wide difference of opinion. Every hon. Member believes that the best potatoes are grown in his own constituency.
Can the hon. Member guarantee that only Midlothian Earlies are provided?