Mr. Baker Whiteasked the Minister of Food what quantity of tinplate was allocated for the canning of home-grown fruit and vegetables in the three quarters ended 30th September; and what were the allocations for the same periods of 1950 and 1951.
§ Major Lloyd GeorgeAbout 71,000 tons of tinplate were available for the canning of all fruit and vegetables in the first three quarters of this year; the quantities used in the same period of 1950 and 1951 were 68,000 tons and 67,500 tons respectively. It is not possible to isolate the tonnage used for home grown fruit and vegetables.
Mr. Baker Whiteasked the Minister of Food what quantity of tinplate was allocated to the food-canning industry in the three quarters ended 30th September; 114W and what were the allocations for the same period of 1950 and 1951.
§ Major Lloyd GeorgeAbout 112,000 tons of tinplate were available for canning thermally processed foods in the first three quarters of this year; the quantity used in the same period of 1950 and 1951 was 104,000 tons in each year.