HC Deb 18 November 1965 vol 720 c95W
Lord Balniel

asked the Minister of Health to what extent hospitals in Hertfordshire have independent power-generating facilities to enable them to continue work in operating theatres in the event of a power failure; and whether he will make a statement.

Mr. K. Robinson

Most hospitals with operating theatres have these facilities and arrangements exist, in the event of a power failure, to cover the essential needs of those without permanent standby generators.

1960 1961 1962 1963 1964
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Unmilled cereals 21 16 1 19 17 8 21 10 11 21 7 9 23 1 1
Bran and pollards 21 19 6 20 1 8 20 4 10 20 10 3 20 16 10
Oilcakes and meals and fish and meat meals 31 0 5 32 19 2 37 9 8 39 2 7 40 5 5
Other animal feedingstuffs 28 3 4 27 13 0 27 4 11 20 1 8 22 18 5
Weighted average price of all imported animal feedingstuffs 23 4 5 22 2 8 24 2 11 23 14 3 25 8 3

The above figures have been calculated by dividing the total c.i.f. value by the total quantity imported, including imports from Great Britain. But in order to obtain an average value of imports of unmilled cereals, it has been necessary to estimate the quantity of wheat imported for animal feeding. This has been valued at the average price of all wheat imports including wheat for milling; to this extent, therefore, the average price of unmilled