§ Mr. GEORGE TERRELLasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can state for the last year for which the Returns are available the actual or estimated value and quantity of milk, preserved milk, butter, and cheese, respectively, consumed in the United Kingdom; and also for the same period the value and quantity of milk, preserved milk, butter, and cheese, respectively, imported from abroad?
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§ Mr. RUNCIMANMy right hon. Friend has asked me to answer this question. I regret that I am unable to give statistics of the quantity and value of the dairy produce consumed in the United Kingdom, but perhaps the record of production during the year 1907–8, given on page 14 of the Board's Report in connection with the Census of Production Act, 1906 (Cd. 6277), will be sufficient for the hon. Member's purpose so far as Great Britain is concerned. With regard to Ireland, I must refer him to my right hon. Friend the Vice-President of the Irish Department. The imports and exports of milk, butter, and cheese during the year 1908 are shown in the following table:—
— Imports into United Kingdom. Exports of Foreign and Colonial Produce. Exports of United Kingdom Produce. Net Imports.* Cwts. £ Cwts. £ Cwts. £ Cwts. £ Milk, fresh 953 437 — — — — 953 437 Milk cream 6,862 26,556 704 3,223 — — 6,158 23,333 Milk condensed 920,210 1,606,509 37,802 82,863 355,922 756,568 526,486 767,078 Milk preserved (other kinds) 8,206 6,446 590 1,010 — — 7,616 5,436 Butter 4,210,821 24,080,912 55,078 305,729 10,045 59,324 4,145,698 23,715,859 Cheese 2,306,086 6,684,203 56,902 183,334 8,797 37,534 2,240,387 6,463,335 * Imports less total exports.