§ Mr. T. WILLIAMSasked the Minister of Agriculture what quantity of beef and veal of all kinds was imported into this country for the year ended 30th November, 1936, giving foreign and Empire imports separately; and what was the estimated consumption of home-produced beef and veal for the same period?
§ Mr. W. S. MORRISONInformation regarding imports in November will not be available until after the middle of December. Imports of beef and veal of all descriptions into the United Kingdom in the twelve months ended 31st October, 1936, amounted to 648,000 tons, of which 144,000 tons were consigned from British 2201W countries and 504,000 tons from foreign countries. In addition, the equivalent in beef and veal of fat cattle and calves imported during the same period is estimated at 50,000 tons; the whole of these imports were from British countries. The quantity of home-produced beef and veal available for consumption in the United Kingdom in the year ended 31st May, 1936, is provisionally estimated at about 740,000 tons, but no information is available to enable an estimate to be made for the year ended 31st October or 30th November.
Years. Regular Workers. Casual Workers. Total Workers Males, 21 yrs. old and over. Males, under 21 yrs. old. Women and Girls. Males, 21 yrs. old and over. Males under 21 yrs. old. Women and Girls. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. 1931 434,983 116,915 64,409 62,255 9,347 28,698 716,607 1932 419,649 115,689 62,314 64,698 9,317 25,814 697,481 1933 422,519 113,589 59,603 78,531 10,924 30,380 715,546 1934 415,472 107,111 53,225 72,425 9,245 30,494 687,972 1935 413,051 104,740 50,070 67,797 9,220 28,325 673,203 1936 (prov.) 401,300 100,500 44,600 57,900 8,000 27,800 640,100 The figures in the above statement exclude occupiers and their wives and domestic servants; they include relatives (other than wives) of occupiers. No information is available as to the proportion of such relatives in receipt of wages for their services.