§ Mr. Thornton-Kemsleyasked the Minister of Food if he will publish an analysis of the allocations of refined sugar for manufacturing purposes according to end-product in the years 1947, 1948 and 1949, respectively.
§ Mr. StracheyI am afraid I can only give figures for the first two years. We shall not know what total allocations are in 1949 until the year is over.
ANALYSIS OF ALLOCATIONS TO MANUFACTURERS IN CALENDAR YEARS 1947 AND 1948 Sugar as Refined Thousand tons For production of 1947 1948 Chocolate and sugar confectionery 182.0 170.0 Preserves 190.1 190.0 Biscuits, cakes and flour confectionery. 153.1 143.5 Syrup and treacle 80.3 86.0 Brewing 59.2 49.9 Soft drinks 27.2 32.3 Condensed milk 15.9 17.7 Canning 14.1 15.0 Medical preparations 11.7 8.7 Table jellies 12.2 10.2 Ice cream 12.2 10.0 Bakers' prepared materials 13.4 12.5 Coffee essence 5.9 5.7 Candied peel 3.9 3.7 Breakfast cereals 1.3 3.2 Pickles and sauces 3.5 3.0 Cider 4.4 3.7 British wines 3.4 3.5 Cake and flour mixtures 2.6 2.6 Miscellaneous 21.7 26.1 Export and manufactured goods 10.0 27.9 828.1 825.2