asked the Minister of Food what profit or loss his Department made on imported Polish geese and what was the cost of cold storing these geese since they were purchased.

The loss made under the last contract made in May, 1949, was £119,594. This included about £25,600 cold storage charges, and the payment of £86,016 import duty to the Exchequer.

Does the Minister appreciate that many people find Polish geese inedible and that they do not like their geese stored for one year, as they are in this case?

Opinions seem to vary. I have heard quite different accounts of the quality of the geese.