§ Captain Duncanasked the Minister of Food if he will state in tabular form the total amount of milk in gallons produced on British farms in the years 1947 to 1951 on which subsidy was paid; how much of this was used for manufacture; and how much was dealt with by the Milk Marketing Board in 1938 and what was the proportion diverted for manufacturing purposes.
§ Major Lloyd GeorgeFor the calendar years 1947 to 1951 the total quantities of milk on which subsidy was paid, together with the gallonages used for manufacture, for the whole of the United Kingdom, were as follows:
Year Total Gallonage Gallonage sold for liquid consumption Gallonage used for manufacture millions millions millions 1947 … 1,450 1,306 144 1948 … 1,618 1,419 199 1949 … 1,735 1,513 224 1950 … 1,883 1,557 326 1951 … 1,790 1,567 223 Corresponding figures for Great Britain only (i.e. excluding Northern Ireland) were:
Year Total Gallonage Gallonage sold for liquid consumption Gallonage used for manufacture millions millions millions 1947 … 1,377 1,263 114 1948 … 1,540 1,373 167 1949 … 1,649 1,469 180 1950 … 1,791 1,515 276 1951 … 1,706 1,522 184 In 1938 the four milk marketing boards operating in Great Britain dealt with a total of 1,210 million gallons of milk of which 845 million gallons were sold for liquid consumption and 365 million gallons for manufacture.