HC Deb 20 October 1943 vol 392 cc1388-9
69. Brigadier-General Brown

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food what is the number of milk producer-retailers now; and what were their numbers two years ago before the present milk transport regulations came into force?

Mr. Mabane

The number of milk producer-retailers in England and Wales on 1st September, 1943, the latest date for which information is available, was 57,564 as compared with 63,307 on the corresponding date in 1941.