§ 17. Mr. R. MORRISONasked the President of the Board of Trade the consumption of milk per head of the population in Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the years 1924, 1925, and 1926, respectively?
§ The MINISTER of AGRICULTURE (Mr. Guinness)I have been asked to reply. Until the results are available of the last census of agricultural production in Scotland and Northern Ireland, it is only possible to make very approximate estimates of the consumption of milk in the United Kingdom. It has been calculated, however, that the per head con- 804 sumption of liquid milk in the United Kingdom during each of the years specified in the question was about 20 gallons. During the same periods the amount of tinned milk consumed was equivalent to rather over 2 gallons of liquid milk per head.
§ Mr. JOHNSTONHas the attention of the right hon. Gentleman been drawn to the Report, 105, of the Medical Research council, as to the advantages of an increased supply of milk being given to growing boys, and that an increased supply would raise the average weight by 3 lbs.?
§ Mr. SPEAKERThat is rather a matter for the Minister of Health.