HC Deb 14 December 1933 vol 284 c537
69. Mr. HALL-CAINE

asked the Minister of Agriculture whether, in view of the state of emergency now existing with regard to the inadequate prices for livestock in this country, he will make arrangements to call an early conference of producers in this country and the marketing Dominions with the object of deciding what further steps are necessary to deal with the situation?

Mr. ELLIOT

No. Sir. My hon. Friend will appreciate that His Majesty's Government could not take steps to get in touch direct with Dominion producers. Such approach could only be made

Estimated average per caput consumption of liquid milk in certain countries
Country. Year. Estimated consumption per head.
Per day. Per annum.
Pints. Gallons.
(a) Great Britain 1931 . 33 to . 4 15. 1 to 18. 3
(b) Sweden 1924 1. 48 67. 5
(c) Canada 1922 . 6 27. 3
(b) United States of America 1925 1. 0 45. 6
(c) 1926 1. 2 55. 3
(b) Germany (Berlin) 1923 . 30 13. 7
(b) France 1924 . 33 15. 1
(c) Italy 1913 . 1 4. 2
(a) From the report of the Reorganisation Commission for Milk (Ministry's Economic Series No. 38), paragraph 27, pages 33-35 of which deal with the consumption of liquid milk in Great Britain.
(b) From estimates published in the report on the Fluid Milk Market in England and Wales (Ministry's Economic Series No. 16, page 131).
(c) From estimates published in "A Handbook of Dairy Statistics"(U.S. Department of Agriculture), 1928.