§ Mr. Raisonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how much English butter has been produced between April, when the Government announced their subsidy on liquid milk, and September; and how much English butter was produced in the same period in 1973.
§ Mr. BishopProduction figures are published on a monthly and United Kingdom basis. Butter production totalled 39,700 tons in the six months April-September 1974, compared with 61,300 tons in April-September 1973. The increase in the liquid milk consumption had a relatively small effect on the supply of milk available for butter manufacture.