HC Deb 12 November 1946 vol 430 c1W
Sir J. Mellor

asked the Minister of Food why the 35,000 tons of home-grown barley, which were sent to Eire for conversion into beer for consumption in the United Kingdom, were not allocated to United Kingdom brewers for the same purpose.

Mr. Strachey

The barley was sent to Eire for the production principally of Guinness stout because the productive capacity of the London brewery making this very popular type of beer is inadequate The stout produced in Eire is sent to Northern Ireland and also direct by sea to Bristol, South Wales ports, Liverpool, Manchester and Glasgow for distribution with a corresponding saving of transport.