§ Mr. Thornton - Kemsleyasked the Minister of Food if he will publish an analysis of the allocation of sugar for manufacturing purposes according to end products in the first three months of 1949.
§ Mr. StracheyDuring the first 12 weeks of 1949, the allocation of sugar for manufacturing purposes was as follows:
Thousand tons Chocolate and sugar confectionery 50.5 Preserves 50.0 Biscuits, cakes and flour confectionery 40.0 Syrup and treacle 20.6 Brewing 11.4 Soft drinks 4.4 Condensed milk 4.1 Canning 1.4 Medicinal preparations 3.2 Table jellies 2.0 Ice cream 2.7 Bakers' prepared materials 3.5 Coffee Essence 1.6 Candied peel 1.4 Breakfast cereals .8 Pickles and sauces 1.0 Cider .9 British wines .8 Cake and flour mixtures .5 Miscellaneous 6.0 Export of manufactured goods 7.5 214.3 Owing to seasonal variations in demand, they do not necessarily represent the strictly arithmetical proportion of the annual offtake.