§ 72. Mr. Carsonasked the Minister of Food to state separately the amount of subsidy paid on all foods, including milk, vegetables and fruit per convenient household unit; and the total cost of each separate subsidy to the nation.
§ Mr. StracheyFollowing is the information:
year as announced on 23rd October; and whether this cut is in addition to that of £12 million a month announced in August.
§ Mr. StracheyThe figure of £66 million to which the hon. Member refers is ma de up as follows:
Sugar, £12 million—400,000 tons.
Bacon, £28 million—173,000 tons.
Meat, £16 million—133,000 tons.
Eggs in shell, £6 million—35,000 tons.
Processed Egg, £4 million—5,000 tons.
The answer to the second part of the Question is "Yes."