HC Deb 30 July 1958 vol 592 c150W
92. Mr. Hurd

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how the amount of milk produced in the first six months of 1958 and the amount consumed as liquid milk, compares with the amounts in the same period of 1957.

Mr. John Hare

Milk production in the United Kingdom in the first six months of 1958 was 1,155 million gallons compared with 1,149 million in the same period in 1957. Liquid milk consumption in the first six months of 1958–756 million gallons—was nearly 7 million gallons more than in the same period last year.