COMMONS VOTE ON BREAD RATION

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24932, 20 July 1946, Page 7

COMMONS VOTE ON BREAD RATION

Opposition’s Prayer For Annulment Defeated

minister defends step

(N.Z. Press Association—Copyright.) (to- 7 P nl ) LONDON, July 18. The Opposition's prayer to annul the bread rationing order was defeated in the House of Cbhiiiiohs by 305 votes to' 182. The Minister of Food (Mr John Straehev) entered the House as Mr Churchill moved prayers to annul the bread rationing order Mr Churchill Said: “We are all glad to see him safely out of the oven, adding that unless a few facts were disclosed the Opposition was behind to vote against the heavy awkward, galling burden of bread rationing. When the debate began to-night Mr Straehey made ills statement on oread rationing. He said that as prospects iniproved it might be possible, much earlier than seemed likely a few Greeks ago, to reniOve the bread rationing burden from the people.

Mr Straehey told the Hottse that the main purpose of the j/read rationing scheme was to provide insurance against various uncertain factors at a time when British stocks were at a dangerously low level. The outlook at present had distinctly improved, but the harvests had hot vet been gathered, the scheme would be introduced at the latest possible dale. The primary aim was to tide the country over the danger point at the turning of the crop year.