asked the Minister of Food how many cases of brislings and sprats purchased from Norway were sold back to Norway again during this last year, 1949–50, because they could not be disposed of in this country.

None during the year ending 30th June, 1950; and about 94,000 cases during December, 1950, and January, 1951. This resale was part of the change made to facilitate the resumption of private trading following the decision that my Ministry should not make further purchases.

asked the Minister of Food how many million tins of Dutch and Danish sprats were purchased by his Department in 1949 and 1950; and how many of these are still unsold due to their poor quality.

26,853,900 tins of Dutch and Danish brisling were purchased in 1949 and 1950. Of these, 11,692,500 remain unsold but they are not of poor quality.