§ Colonel GRETTONasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture whether he will state the respective quantities of millers' offals produced in the United Kingdom in each of the years 1915, 1916, 1917, and 1918; what proportion of these quantities was available for issue to farmers as foodstuff for live stock; and whether steps were taken to advertise throughout the country the depots or centres to which applications for the purchase of these supplies could be made?
§ Mr. McCURDYI have been asked to reply. The approximate quantities of millers' offals produced in the years in question were:
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1915 1,820,000 tons 1916 1,820,000 tons 1917 1,727,000 tons 1918 719,000 tons It is impossible to state exactly the proportions of these quantities which were available for issue to farmers as foodstuff for live stock. Until the end of 1917, distribution was uncontrolled; but at the end of 1918, and until 26th January of this year, releases were arranged on a rationed basis by the Ministry of Food. As regards the last part of the question, during the period of control steps were taken to advertise freely at all markets and in trade and agricultural papers the centres to which applications should be made for permits to purchase supplies of offals.
§ Sir C. KINLOCH-COOKEasked the Food Controller whether His Majesty's Government have agreed to permit the export of a large amount of millers' offals to Denmark; whether, in view of the value of millers' offals as feeding-stuffs for live stock, measures have been taken to notify British farmers of the presence of this available supply in the country; whether any applications for offals have been received from British farmers; and whether the needs of the latter will be consulted before millers' offals are exported to Denmark?
§ Mr. McCURDYThe quantity for which permission to export has been given is only one quarter of one week's output. Before export of this quantity was permitted the price in this country was reduced, and farmers were informed of the existence of the surplus and urged to take increased deliveries.
§ Colonel GRETTONasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will state the quantity of millers' offals that was exported from the United Kingdom and to what countries these exports were made in each of the years 1915, 1916, 1917, and 1918; what quantities were imported into the United Kingdom during those years; what quantities of imported offals were re-exported from the United Kingdom; and to what countries were they sent?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANDetailed particulars of the United Kingdom imports, exports, and re-exports of corn offals during the years 1915, 1916, and 1917, will be found on pages 99, 100, 335, 543, and 544 of Volume I. of the Annual Statement of the Trade of the United Kingdom for 1917. Similar though less detailed particulars for the year 1918 will be found in the Monthly Trade Accounts of the United Kingdom for the month of December, 1918.