Wing-Commander Jamesasked the Minister of Agriculture what was the supply of milk in England and Wales in January, 1945, compared with January, 1944, and the average supplies in January before the war.
Mr. HudsonThe supply of milk in England and Wales for January, 1945, was 89,000,000 gallons, as compared with 87,000,000 gallons in 1944, while the average supply in the month of January in 1937, 1938 and 1939 was 76,700,000 gallons. I regard this as a really fine performance on the part of farmers, particularly as the weather conditions last month were very unfavourable.