asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether a larger ration of sugar can be given to old age pensioners in view of their greater need of protective foods?

Sugar is not one of the "protective" foods and I can see no adequate reason for issuing extra sugar to old age pensioners.

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether, in view of the beneficial qualities of jam, he will consider increasing the sugar allowance to individual house wives to enable them to make a larger proportion of their annual household requirements than is permissible under the existing allowance?

The question of the provision of sugar for domestic jam making is at present under consideration and my Noble Friend hopes to be in a position to make an announcement on the subject shortly.

Will that include consideration of the possibility of making jam out of wild fruits to which there is no proprietary title?

Certainly.