§ Sir R. LYNNasked the President of he Board of Trade whether his Department has any statistics regarding the tocks of wheat in this country; and whether it will publish them from time a time?
§ Sir B, CHADWICKThere are no, official statistics of the total stocks of cheat in the country. Figures as to stocks held at ports are published each month the "Corn Trade News." The Ministry of Agriculture issue in their Agricultural Market Report about the piddle of January and of April estimates made by their crop reporters of the stocks if wheat on farms in England and Vales on the first of each of those months. I am inquiring whether corresponding estimates as to stocks on farms are made Scotland and the North of Ireland, and will let my hon Friend know the result.