asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food the reasons for the amalgamation of the food offices of the Llanelly Borough and Rural Council; and why the rural district council were not consulted before the amalgamation took place?

The amalgamation of the food offices for the borough and rural district of Llanelly was carried out as part of the policy of my Department to secure economy of man-power and expenditure by amalgamating offices when two or more exist in one comparatively small town. The chairmen of the two food control committees were consulted but not the rural district council as the food office is a local office of the Ministry of Food and not of the local authority.