§ Mr. Lewisasked the Minister of Food the non-take up of all rationed foods for each monthly period since the date when these figures were last published.
§ Major Lloyd GeorgeThe following table shows for recent ration periods the extent to which deliveries of rationed
UNDER-DELIVERIES OF RATIONED FOODS. SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 1953 NOTE: The symbol + indicates deliveries in excess of entitlement on the four-weekly basis. Four-week Period ended Bacon (a) Meat Butter '000 tons Percent. Equivalent rations million '000 tons Percent Equivalent rations million '000 tons Percent. Equivalent rations million 3rd October … 1.8 5 2.7 +4.0 +3 2.0 2.1 8 4.6 31st October … 5.5 14 8.1 1.8 1 0.9 0.8 3 1.8 28th November 4.8 13 7.1 +1.6 +1 +0.8 0.7 3 1.9 26th December (provisional) 4.1 11 6.0 2.5 2 1.3 0.5 3 1.5
Four-week Period ended Margarine Cooking Fat Cheese '000 tons Percent. Equivalent rations million '000 tons Percent. Equivalent rations million '000 tons Percent. Equivalent rations million 3rd October … 5.6 21 12.4 4.0 31 17.6 1.3 11 7.4 31st October … 1.9 7 4.3 1.9 14 8.1 0.8 6 4.2 28th November 4.6 14 8.2 1.4 10 5.9 3.3 20 13.5 26th December (provisional) 3.8 11 6.7 1.3 10 5.7 5.3 24 14.5
(a) Deliveries of unrationed Category C bacon were as follows:— '000 tons Period to 3rd October … … … 9.8 Period to 31st October … … … 8.6 Period to 28th November … … … 8.2 Period to 26th December … … … 7.4