§ Mr. Kellyasked the Minister of Agriculture the approximate amount of meat and sugar, respectively, consumed in this country during 1918 when rationing was in force and the approximate amount of such commodities now produced annually in this country?
§ Mr. W. S. MorrisonTotal consumption of meat (excluding poultry, game and rabbits) in the United Kingdom in the year 1918 has been estimated at approximately 1,833,000 tons and average production in the United Kingdom in the years 1934 and 1935 is estimated at 1,408,000 tons. Corresponding figures for sugar (refined basis) are 975,000 tons and 536,000 tons respectively. The figures for the year 1918 relate to Great Britain and all Ireland, and do not include quantities shipped to British Forces overseas; those for the years 1934 and 1935 relate to Great Britain and Northern Ireland.