HC Deb 11 March 1936 vol 309 cc2140-1W
Major MILLS

asked the Minister of Agriculture how many cows were examined in each of the Milk Marketing Board regions of England and Wales each month in 1935 under the accredited scheme so as to qualify for the ld. a gallon bonus and how many qualified; what was the approximate estimate of the total number of cows in each of the above areas in those months; and what percentage, in terms of gallonage, accredited milk presents to the total output for each region during each month of the accredited scheme as above?

Mr. ELLIOT

I regret that the information asked for in the first and

II.—Number of Producers Accredited per Region at end of each Month, May, 1935—January, 1936
Region. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. No. of Registered Producers.
1. Northern … 132 257 361 426 468 526 589 642 15,418
2. North Western 843 1,601 2,235 2,771 3,216 3,850 4,494 4,778 37,214
3. Eastern … 370 639 773 849 915 992 1,069 1,118 11,739
4. East Midland 253 493 632 714 789 890 1,013 1,081 11,647
5. West Midland 146 409 593 715 771 874 938 1,000 14,028
6. North Wales 204 358 432 472 498 553 584 606 6,765
7. South Wales 43 148 248 283 311 343 428 452 10,641
8. Southern … 199 387 483 544 615 696 789 889 8,711
9. Mid-Western 185 407 558 622 642 723 807 876 15,077
10. Far-Western 84 187 256 297 313 336 396 414 15,461
11. South Eastern 396 825 1,031 1,205 1,314 1,445 1,633 1,799 10,623
Total … 2,855 5,711 7,602 8,898 9,852 11,228 12,740 13,655 157,324
*These figures relate to the present time.

I.—Percentage represented by Accredited Milk of the total gallonage sold in each Region under the Milk Marketing Scheme, May-December, 1935.
Region. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Per Cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent
1. Northern … 4 7 13 13 13 14 15 16
2. North Western … 7 13 20 21 24 27 32 34
3. Eastern … 17 25 29 32 34 38 39 40
4. East Midland … 6 11 18 18 19 20 23 25
5. West Midland … 3 7 15 15 16 19 21 22
6. North Wales … 15 26 34 34 38 41 45 46
7. South Wales … 1 4 10 10 10 10 12 13
8. Southern … 6 11 18 18 18 24 24 25
9. Mid-Western … 4 6 12 12 12 13 15 17
10. Far-Western … 1 4 8 8 8 8 9 11
11. South-Eastern … 10 19 27 28 30 33 36 38