HC Deb 16 February 1920 vol 125 cc516-7
67 Mr. SHORT

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture (1) if he can state the total acreage in the United Kingdom devoted to the production of wheat, oats and potatoes in 1918 and 1919 respectively; (2) whether he will issue a comparative statement showing the total acreage devoted in 1918 and 1919, respectively, to production of wheat, barley, oats, meadow hay, potatoes, mangels, and turnips: and, further, the yield or estimated yield per year?

The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the BOARD of AGRICULTURE (Sir Arthur Boscawen)

Statements giving the desired information for England and Wales have already been issued by the Ministry, and I shall be happy to send copies to the hon. Member, together with similar information for the United Kingdom.

69. Mr. LAMBERT

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture, what was the estimated consumption by the United Kingdom during the year 1919 of wheat, barley, oats, beef, mutton, bacon, butter, and cheese; and what are the proportions of these products imported from overseas and produced at home?

The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the MINISTRY OF FOOD (Mr. McCurdy)

I have been asked to reply. As the answer is in the form of a statistical table I propose, with the permission of the House, to circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

The following is the table referred:—

Commodity. Estimated total Consumption. Proportion of Home-Grown and Imported produce included.
Homegrown. Imported.
Tons. Per cent. Per cent.
Wheat 7,395,000 27 73
Barley 1,956,000 64 36
Oats 4,297,000 92 8
Beef and Veal. 995,000 66 34
Mutton and Lamb. 368,000 57 43
Bacon and Hams. 447,000 19 81
Butter 180,000 58 42
Cheese 145,000 30 70
NOTES:—Cereals.—The quantities are given after deduction for seed and in the case of wheat, for tailings also.
Bacon.—The quantities given are for bacon as smoked or dried.