HC Deb 29 April 1937 vol 323 c531
57. Sir Gifford Fox

asked the Minister of Agriculture what is the estimated output of butter by the Milk Marketing Board during the next three years; and what has been the effect of the increased butter production of the board upon imports of butter into this country and upon home production, respectively?

Mr. W. S. Morrison

I am unable to state what is likely to be the output of butter during the next three years from factories operated by the Milk Marketing Board. As to the second part of the question, the output of the board's factories during 1936 represented a negligible proportion of the available supplies and I cannot imagine, therefore, that it has had any appreciable effect either upon imports or upon home production.