§ 5. Mr. O. LEWISasked the President of the Board of Trade the quantity of dried condensed skimmed milk which has been imported from abroad in each of the last three years?
§ Mr. W. GRAHAMThe particulars available in respect of imports of milk powder in the years 1927 and 1928 were stated in a reply on 16th December last to the Noble Lord the Member for Aldershot (Viscount Wolmer), of which I am sending the hon. Member a copy. The quantity recorded for the year 1929 was 279,463 cwts., including 16,475 cwts. of sweetened milk powder. These quantities for 1929 are inclusive of milk powder to which other matter than sugar has been added (not less than 70 per cent. being dried milk), while the figures for earlier years did not include such products with milk powder. No information is available to show what proportion of the imported milk powder was prepared from skimmed milk.
§ Mr. HANNONHas any complaint been made to the Board of Trade of the spread of tuberculosis in this country consequent on the importation of skimmed milk?
§ Mr. GRAHAMNo, Sir, not within my knowledge. I do not remember having such a complaint brought to my notice.