Mr. De la Béreasked the Minister of Supply whether, in connection with the collection of waste food by local authorities, he will publish the figures relating to the amount collected by each individual authority, namely, based on the tonnage per 1,000 head of population, in order that the dilatory authorities may be assisted to make good.
§ Mr. PeatA statement of the quantity of kitchen waste collected per 1,000 inhabitants would be misleading as an indication whether particular local authorities had done well or badly, in view of the varying circumstances of different localities and the differing quantities which are bought directly by domestic pig and poulty keepers, pig clubs, etc. In these circumstances, I do not think the expenditure of labour in calculating precise figures for the 674 local authorities concerned would be justified.