§ Mr. Scottasked the Minister of Agriculture what was the output of beef and veal, respectively, in England and Wales each year since 1938; and how many beef animals were kept annually in the same area over this period.
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Mr. T. WilliamsThe estimated output (in thousands of tons) of beef and veal from farms in England and Wales was:
Year (June-May) Beef Veal 1938–39 397 25 1939–40 407 21 1940–41 380 25 1941–42 273 23 1942–43 301 28 1943–44 306 29 1944–45 319 31 1945–46 338 30 1946–47 347 31 1947–8 306 25 1948–9 329 24 1949–50 (provisional) 343 24 I regret that there are no reliable statistics distinguishing numbers of beef animals from numbers of dairy animals.