§ 67. Mr. Charles Smithasked the Minister of Food if he will state for 1946 and 1947, respectively, the value and weight of the principal foodstuffs consumed in the United Kingdom; the breakdown in each year in respect of each of the foodstuffs rationed, giving estimates where precise figures are not available, between domestic purchases by households, including value at farm prices of produce consumed on farms and value of welfare foods, purchases by restaurants and 29W hotels, purchases by category A catering establishments other than restaurants and hotels, purchases by category B catering establishments, purchases by the services of food for the Armed Forces in the United Kingdom, and ingredients used for the production of manufactured foods.
§ Dr. SummerskillI would refer my hon. Friend to the reply given to my hon. Friend the Member for Newport (Mr. Peter Freeman) on 6th August, 1947, and to the White Paper on National Income and Expenditure (Cmd. 7099). Corresponding figures for 1947 are not yet complete. I regret that a more detailed analysis is not available.