§ 70. Lieut.-Colonel Corbettasked the Minister of Food the stocks of flour in this country at the beginning of each month since last June; and the consumption of flour for each of the expired quarters of 1946 compared with those of 1945.
§ Mr. StracheyAs regards the first part of the Question, I would refer the hon. Member to the reply which I gave to the hon. and gallant Member for Northern Dorset (Mr. Byers) on 10th July last. The following are the quarterly figures for 1945 and 1946, showing the deliveries of flour from stocks owned by or under the control of the Ministry of Food:
Deliveries (in tons) Total For Export. Net U. K. January/March 1945 1,324,300 37,100 1,287,200 April/June 1945 1,423,600 116,000 1,307,600 July/September 1945 1,333,900 55,300 1,278,600 January/March 1946 1,428,800 62,500 1,366,300 April/June 1946 1,337,000 20,400 1,316,600 July/September 1946 1,099,100 — 1,099, 100