HC Deb 10 March 1948 vol 448 c146W
Mr. Thornton-Kemsley

asked the Minister of Food if he will give an estimate of the hourly capacity of flour mills in the United Kingdom, on the normal working basis of 126 hours per week for 49 weeks per year, necessary to satisfy the present demand for flour in this country.

Mr. Strachey

On the basis of 126 hours per week for 49 weeks per year the hourly capacity of flour mills in the United Kingdom, necessary to satisfy the present demand for flour in this country, is 7,075 sacks per hour.