§ 75. Mr. James Hudsonasked the Minister of Food what amounts of barley, maize, other grain, sugar, glucose, etc., hops, etc., were devoted to brewing in the last year for which figures are available; and the comparable figures for 1938 and 1945.
§ Major Lloyd GeorgeAs the answer contains a number of figures, I will, with permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. HudsonIs the right hon. and gallant Gentleman able to say whether there is a considerable allocation of sugar to the manufacture of liquor, and does that amount to several weeks' rations of this article?
§ Major Lloyd GeorgeI am afraid that I am not expert enough to make a calculation per week, but in view of what the hon. Gentleman asks, taking 1938, 1945
| Home-made Beer: Quantities of Materials used by Brewers for Sale | ||||||||
| Year ended 30th September | Malt | Unmalted Corn | Rice, Rice Grits, Flaked Rice, Maize Grits, Flaked Maize and other similar preparations | Sugar including its equivalent of Syrups, Glucose, Saccharin, etc. | Hops | Preparations of Hops | Hop Substitute | |
| cwt. | cwt. | cwt. | cwt. | cwt. | cwt. | cwt. | ||
| 1938 | … | 9,378,888 | 14,194 | 688,086 | 1,894,773 | 277,846 | 145 | 29 |
| 1945 | … | 10,435,212 | 245,751 | 1,332,032 | 1,784,064 | 244,822 | 714 | 139 |
| 1950 | … | 9,094,097 | 56,174 | 454,500 | 1,285,877 | 232,979 | 114 | 90 |
| Converting malt into terms of cereals on the basis that 4 cwt. of cereals produce 3 cwt. of malt the total cereals used in each of the above years was:— | ||
| Tons | ||
| 1937–38 | 660,000 | All types of home grown and imported cereals, including maize and rice. |
| 1944–45 | 775,000 | Home grown barley and oats. |
| 1949–50 | 632,000 | Home grown barley and oats. Maize for brewing export beer only. |