§ Mr. RAMSBOTHAMasked the Minister of Agriculture, if he has any information to show the tonnage of mussels landed for consumption in this country during each of the past 10 years?
§ Dr. ADDISONThe information required is as follows:—Landings of mussels (not necessarily for human consumption, the quantities of which are not known):
— England and Wales. Scotland. Great Britain. cwts. cwts. cwts. 1920 … 164,997 95,259 260,256 1921 … 121,291 103,636 224,927 1922 … 109,060 131,087 240,147 1923 … 86,331 134,191 220,522 1924 … 112,537 92,259 204,796 1925 … 138,639 93,988 232,627 1926 … 133,153 109,350 242,503 1927 … 129,531 80,422 209,953 1928 … 116,750 85,873 202,623 1929 … 131,324 85,881 217,205 (Figures for Northern Ireland are not available.)