§ 104. Mr. Bottomleyasked the Minister of Food whether the supply of tinplate for the canning of the salmon and crab we
— Pre-war average Per cent. of total supplies provided by home production 1945 1951 Wheat and Flour (as wheat equivalent) … … 12 32 24 Oils and Fats (crude oil equivalent) … … 16 6 11 Sugar (refined value) … … 16 31 23 Carcase Meat and Offal … … 50 50 65 Bacon and Ham (including canned) … … 34 34 43 Fish (including canned and shell fish) … … 85 64 84 Butter … … 9 8 5 Cheese … … 24 10 18 Condensed Milk … … 70 59 63 Dried Milk (whole and skimmed) … … 59 49 43 Shell Eggs … … 71 87 87 Milk for human consumption (as liquid) … … 100 100 100 Potatoes for human consumption … … 94 100 97 The pre-war average figures are for the years 1936–37 to 1938–39, with the exception of oils and fats and fish which are for the years 1934–38.