§ Flight-Lieutenant Beswickasked the Minister of Agriculture the total quantity of barley raised m 1938; the proportion which was used for animal feeding stuffs and the proportion for brewing; and the comparative figures for 1945.
§ Mr. T. WilliamsThe figures for the United Kingdom are:
1938–9 1945–6 '000 tons '000 tons Total production 904 2,108 For feeding to livestock 257 753 For brewing 486 808 The increase in domestic barley used for brewing is principally in consequence of the cessation of imports of malting barley.