§ Mr. E. Smithasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he will set out in tabular form the amount of milk produced in 1938, 1939, 1940 and 1941, respectively, and the amount of milk consumed for each of the same years?
Major Lloyd GeorgeIt is not in the national interest to publish figures of milk production and utilisation since the outbreak of the war. I may say, however, that production has decreased and liquid consumption has increased. My hon. Friend will also appreciate that the production is greater in the summer months than in the winter months. For the prewar period referred to the information is as follows (the figures relate to the United Kingdom):
1938. 1939 (Jan. to Aug.). Million gallons. Total production 1,245 898 Consumption as liquid 856 585 Manufacture 389 313