§ Mr. Hurdasked the Minister of Food what proportions of the more important foods are now provided by home production, with comparable figures for 1939 and 1945.
§ Mr. WebbThe following table shows the percentage by weight of the total supplies of the more important foods provided by home production in the years 1945 and 1950. As 1939 was an
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FOOD SUPPLIES PER HEAD PER ANNUM MOVING INTO CIVILIAN CONSUMPTION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM lb. per head per annum Pre-war 1948 1949 1950 Dairy products (excluding butter) (total as milk solids) 38.3 49.1 52.4 53.9 Meat (including canned meat, bacon and ham) (as edible weight) 109.6 73.8 74.6 95.4 Fish, poultry and game (edible weight) 32.8 37.2 35.2 27.7 Eggs and egg products (shell egg equivalent) 28.6 25.8 28.4 31.7 Oils and fats (visible) (fat content) 45.3 38.1 44.3 44.9 Sugar and syrups (sugar content) 109.9 85.3 91.1 80.8 Potatoes 176.0 237.2 255.5 242.5 Pulses and nuts 9.6 5.6 8.9 11.1 Fruit (including tomatoes) (fresh equivalent) 141.4 137.4 130.6 129.6 Vegetables 107.5 117.2 104.5 102.7 Grain products 210.1 249.4 238.0 221.3 Tea, coffee and cocoa 14.7 13.2 13.7 13.0 abnormal year for imports, the pre-war average figure which is generally used for purposes of comparison, has been given:
— Pre-war average 1945 1950 per cent. of total supplies Wheat and Flour (as wheat equivalent) 12 32 29 Oils and Fats (crude oil equivalent) 16 6 13 Sugar (refined value) 16 31 22 Carcass Meat and Offal 50 50 52 Bacon and Ham (including canned) 34 34 46 Fish (including canned and shell fish) 85 64 86 Butter 9 8 7 Cheese 24 10 26 Condensed Milk 70 59 84 Dried Milk (whole and skimmed) 59 49 54 Shell Eggs 71 87 82 Milk for human consumption (as liquid) 100 100 100 Potatoes for human consumption 94 100 98 The pre-war average figures are for the years 1936–37 and 1938–39 with the exception of oils and fats and fish, which are for the years 1934–38.
§ Mr. Mulleyasked the Minister of Food if he will state the food supplies per head in the United Kingdom, pre-war and in the last three years, classified into the principal commodity groups; and the nutrient equivalent of supplies per head per day for the same period.
§ Mr. WebbThe figures are as follow:
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NUTRIENT EQUIVALENT OF SUPPLIES PER HEAD PER DAY MOVING INTO CIVILIAN CONSUMPTION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM Per head per day Pre-war 1948 1949 1950 Protein: Animal … … g. 43.2 41.7 42.9 45.8 Vegetable … … g. 37.2 46.4 45.8 42.9 Total … … g. 80.4 88.1 88.7 88.7 Fat from all sources … … g. 130.7 108.2 119.4 130.8 Carbohydrate … … g. 377.3 393.1 395.6 367.1 Calcium … … mg. 695 1,199 1,217 1,209 Iron … … mg. 12.6 15.8 15.7 15.8 Vitamin A … … i.u. 4,042 4,145 4,223 4,507 Ascorbic acid … … mg. 95.5 109 104 99 Vitamin B1 … … mg. 1.2 1.8 1.8 1.8 Riboflavin … … mg. 1.6 2.0 2.0 2.1 Nicotinic acid … … mg. 13.4 14.3 15.4 16.0 Energy value—Calories … … 3,000 2,900 3,010 3,000
§ Mr. Mulleyasked the Minister of Food the consumption level per head of principal foods, expressed as a percentage of the pre-war level, in this country and other Organisation for European Economic Co-operation countries.
§ Mr. WebbFigures for the Irish Republic are not available, but for the United
Cereals Potatoes Sugar Meat (carcase weight) Milk Oils and Fats per cent. of pre-war consumption level United Kingdom … … 107 139 76 81 160 110 Norway … … 97 98 62 97 135 104 Sweden … … 89 95 111 96 95 111 Denmark … … 107 122 61 89 104 81 Netherlands … … 91 125 112 82 134 130 Belgium-Luxemburg … … 95 95 111 93 122 111 France … … 94 91 96 102 107 86 Switzerland … … 109 105 105 84 99 100 Western Germany … … 92 109 104 75 91 91 Austria … … 99 110 92 63 75 78 Italy … … 96 81 157 95 139 92 Greece … … 94 243 100 60 74 100
§ Mr. Mulleyasked the Minister of Food the retail prices in the United Kingdom, France, Denmark, Switzerland, Austria and Western Germany, as disclosed in the Organisation for European Economic Cooperation's figures in June, 1950, and June, 1951, or the latest convenient date,
284WKingdom and the other countries which are members of the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation, the estimated consumption levels per head of the principal foods for the year 1950–51 expressed as a percentage of the pre-war levels are as follows:
of foods rationed in this country and bread, potatoes and coffee.
§ Mr. WebbThe following table shows the retail prices per lb. of these foodstuffs in the United Kingdom in June, 1950, and June, 1951, and the sterling equivalent of the prices ruling in the other 285W countries mentioned at the corresponding periods. In the case of France, Switzerland and Western Germany, however, the
— United Kingdom France Denmark Switzerland Austria Western Germany s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Sugar: 1950 … … 5 11¾ 2¾ 9 6½ 10¾ 1951 … … 5 11½ 4 10 8½ 10¾ Butter: 1950 … … 2 0 4 11½ 2 11 7 2¾ 2 6¾ 4 2 1951 … … 2 6 6 2 2 11 7 4½ 2 6¾ 4 6 Margarine: 1950 … … 10 2 5¼ 1 4½ n.a. 1 0¾ 1 9¼ 1951 … … 1 2 3 4½ 1 11¾ n.a. 1 0¾ 1 9 Lard: 1950 … … 1 0 2 3½ 1 10¾ 2 4¾ 1 9 2 3½ 1951 … … 1 4 3 11¾ 2 4½ 2 8½ 2 0 3 0 Cheese: 1950 … … 1 2 4 11 2 2¾ 3 11 2 8 n.a. 1951 … … 1 2 5 2¾ 2 6¼ 3 11 2 8 n.a. Eggs (a): 1950 … … 4 6 3 6 2 9 5 3 2 3 4 0 1951 … … 4 0 3 9 2 9 5 0 2 9 4 0 Beef (b) (rib roast): 1950 … … 1 8 1 4¾ 2 3¾ 4 5¼ 1 7 2 5¼ 1951 … … 1 8 2 5¾ 2 6¾ 4 7 2 3 2 9 Mutton (b) (leg): 1950 … … 2 0 5 5¼ n.a. 5 3 n.a. n.a. 1951 … … 2 0 6 7 n.a. 5 4½ n.a. n.a. Pork (b) (chops): 1950 … … 2 4 3 2 2 6¼ 5 5¼ 2 6 2 11 1951 … … 2 4 5 1½ 2 9¾ 6 0¼ 2 6 3 5 Bacon: 1950 … … 2 7 1 9¾ n.a. 5 5½ n.a. 3 7½ 1951 … … 2 7 3 0½ n.a. 5 11¾ n.a. 3 7½ Tea: 1950 … … 3 4 n.a. 9 7 11 6¾ 12 5½ 37 1 1951 … … 3 8 n.a. 10 1½ 12 0 14 11½ 37 1 Bread: 1950 … … 3¾ 4 5¼ 4½ 2¾ 4¼ 1951 … … 4 4¼ 6 4½ 3½ 5¾ Potatoes: 1950 … … 1¾ 3¾ 1¾ 4½ 1¼ 1¾ 1951 … … 2 4¼ 2¼ 3½ 1¼ 1¼ Coffee: 1950 … … 3/4-4/- 5 10 6 0½ 4 8½ 6 11¾ 21 11 1951 … … 4/2-4/10 8 1 6 11½ 6 1½ 7 5¾ 23 10½ Notes: (a) Home produced eggs equivalent to Category I in United Kingdom. (b) Home produced meat, with bone in.