§ Mr. Nallyasked the Minister of Food the gallonage of beer available for public consumption in June, July, August and September for each of the years from 1939, together with an estimate of such gallonage for the same months of this year.
§ Mr. StracheyIt is estimated that the quantities of beer available to the public in the United Kingdom in June, July, August and September of the years 1939–1946 are as follow (in thousand of gallons):
Year. June. July. August. September. Gallons. Gallons. Gallons. Gallons. 1939 … 83,454 88,359 89,186 92,466 1940 … 74,633 86,841 97,466 86,042 1941 … 93,569 93,456 109,039 99,95O 1942 … 88,152 93,375 101,741 96,038 1943 … 91,782 96,198 102,105 102,075 1944 … 102,705 103,490 101,718 110,092 1945 … 109,146 103,320 110,145 114,744 1946* … 91,872 85,716 93,960 104,000 * Provisional.