§ Mr. Skeetasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will consider seeking to amend the British Sugar Corporation Act to enable the transfer of facilities from the corporation to a private company.
§ Mr. Anthony StodartAlthough the British Sugar Corporation Ltd. was established by the Sugar Industry (Reorganisation) Act 1936, that legislation was repealed by the Sugar Act 1956. The corporation is a limited liability com-
THE NATIONAL FOOD SURVEY (Household Consumption in Great Britain) Ounces per head per week lbs. per head per annum (as purchased by the housewife) 1954 1972 1954 1972 Beef and Veal … … … … 9.23 7.01 30.00 22.78 Mutton and Lamb … … … … 5.98 5.05 19.44 16.41
FOOD SUPPLIES MOVING INTO CONSUMPTION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM (Total Supplies expressed in terms of Dressed Carcase Weight) Ounces per head per week lbs. per head per annum 1954 1972 1954 1972 Beet and Veal … … … … 13.66 13.60 44.4 44.2 Mutton and Lamb … … … … 6.68 6.28 21.7 20.4 Total Major Meats … … … … 27.51 36.49 89.4 118.6
§ Mr. Buchanasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the consumption of beef and lamb separately per head of the population in the second quarter of 1954 and the third and fourth quarters of 1972, calculated by the National Food Survey method, and
90Wpany registered under the Companies Acts. My right hon. Friend has no power to require it to transfer any of its facilities to another undertaking, nor to prevent it from disposing of its assets should it wish to do so.