Liquid Milk (Consumption)

HC Deb 07 December 1955 vol 547 cc77-8W

Mr. Hamilton

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the consumption of liquid milk in Scotland in each of the last eight years.

Mr. J. Stuart

Following is the information:

Sales by the Marketing Boards of Scotland of Milk for Liquid Consumption
Year to 30th September	…	…	Million Gallons
1948	…	…	132.68
1949	…	…	144.66
1950	…	…	143.65
1951	…	…	142.98
1952	…	…	140.53
1953	…	…	137.31
1954	…	…	135.90
1955	…	…	134.56
			(Provisional)

Notes

1. No records are available of milk consumed on farms.

2. The above figures relate to the areas covered by Milk Marketing Schemes, i.e., the mainland of Scotland, Islay, Coll and Gigha and the islands in the counties of Bute and Orkney.