§ Mr. Willeyasked the Minister of Food what percentage of the total amount of sugar refined in the last year, for which figures are available, was refined by each of the various refineries registered with his Department.
Four weeks ended Deficiency or excess of deliveries over entitlement Approximate Retail Value Approximate number of rations per week Deficiency Excess Tons Tons £'000 '000 3rd November, 1951 … 300 — 40 665 1st December, 1951 … 220 — 30 495 29th December, 1951 … — 160 20 360 26th January, 1952 … 1,090 — 140 2,440 23rd February, 1952 … 350 — 50 790 22nd March, 1952 … — 330 40 730 19th April, 1952 … 670 — 90 1,510 17th May, 1952 … 320 — 40 710 14th June, 1952 … 700 — 90 1,560 12th July, 1952 … 850 — 110 1,890 9th August, 1952 … 530 — 70 1,190 6th September, 1952 … 2,570 — 340 4,605 4th October, 1952 … — 950 120 1,695 1st November, 1952 … 5,740 — 860 10,290 29th November, 1952 … 1,720 — 260 3,080 27th December, 1952 (estimate) … 30 — 4 60
§ Mr. Lewisasked the Minister of Food if he will publish in HANSARD a table showing for each four-weekly ration period since October, 1951, the amount by which deliveries of lard and cooking fats to wholesalers fell short of, or exceeded, the estimated entitlement; the retail value of such lard and cooking fats;
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§ Major Lloyd GeorgeI cannot disclose the individual production figures of private firms, but the Sugar Refining Agreement of 1940, of which a copy was placed in the Library in 1949, lays down the percentage of total production that each of the companies signatory to that Agreement is entitled to refine.