§ Mr. Barnesasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury if he will give figures showing how the £221,000,000 to be spent on subsidies during the current financial year is divided up in respect of bread, milk, sugar, eggs, etc.
§ Mr. AsshetonSince the figure of £221,000,000 was given by my right hon. and gallant Friend the Minister of Food on 7th June, in reply to a question from the hon. Member for Heywood and Radcliffe, the forecast, which is revised monthly, has fallen to £214,000,000 per annum, largely on a revision of the estimates of shipping losses. This figure can be apportioned as follows:
Commodity. Cost of Subsidy. £ Bread, Flour and Oatmeal 64,000,000 Meat … … … 23,000,000 Potatoes … … … 27,000,000 Eggs … … … 15,000,000 Sugar … … … 15,000,000 Milk … … … 17,000,000 Cheese … … … 3,000,000 Bacon … … … 2,000,000 £166,000,000 Other subsidies … … 48,000,000 £214,000,000