§ Mr. MARKHAMasked the Minister of Agriculture what progress has been made by the Milk Marketing Board with its investigation on the health and diet of schoolchildren; and when a report may be expected?
§ Mr. ELLIOTThe investigation which the Milk Marketing Board for England and Wales are conducting in conjunction with the Scottish Milk Marketing Board and Government Departments with a view to ascertaining the benefits derived from the consumption of the milk now being made available under the Milk-in-Schools Scheme is proceeding satisfactorily, thanks largely to the co-operation of the education authorities and the teachers concerned, and will be completed by the end of July. A report on the results of the investigation will be254W issued in due course, but the expert committee in charge of the investigation are unable to give any precise date for its publication. My hon. Friend will appreciate that the statistical analysis of the data will be a task of considerable magnitude.