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Mr. Thornton - Kemsley
asked the Minister of Food if he will publish an analysis of the allocation of sugar for manufacturing purposes according to end products in the first three months of 1949.
Mr. Strachey
During the first 12 weeks of 1949, the allocation of sugar for manufacturing purposes was as follows:
| Thousand tons | |
| Chocolate and sugar confectionery | 50.5 |
| Preserves | 50.0 |
| Biscuits, cakes and flour confectionery | 40.0 |
| Syrup and treacle | 20.6 |
| Brewing | 11.4 |
| Soft drinks | 4.4 |
| Condensed milk | 4.1 |
| Canning | 1.4 |
| Medicinal preparations | 3.2 |
| Table jellies | 2.0 |
| Ice cream | 2.7 |
| Bakers' prepared materials | 3.5 |
| Coffee Essence | 1.6 |
| Candied peel | 1.4 |
| Breakfast cereals | .8 |
| Pickles and sauces | 1.0 |
| Cider | .9 |
| British wines | .8 |
| Cake and flour mixtures | .5 |
| Miscellaneous | 6.0 |
| Export of manufactured goods | 7.5 |
| 214.3 | |