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Mr. Thornton-Kemsley
asked the Minister of Food if he will publish a table showing details of the total supplies of the various foods consumed in the United Kingdom in 1949; and the percentage of home produced and imported.
Mr. Webb
Detailed information about food supplies in 1949 has already been published in the Ministry of Food Bulletin for 24th June, 1950, and I am sending the hon. Member a copy. The following table gives a summary of this information:
| TOTAL SUPPLIES OF MA IN FOODS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM IN 1949, SHOWING PERCENTAGE HOME PRODUCED AND IMPORTED | |||
| (Home production includes production by self-suppliers. Imports include quantities for re-export) | |||
| Total | Per cent. | Per cent. | |
| Commodity | Supplies '000 tons | Home-Produced | Imported |
| Wheat and Flour (as wheat equivalent). | 7,184 | 22 | 78 |
| Oils and Fats (crude oil equivalent). | 1,262 | 13 | 87 |
| Sugar (refined value). | 2,548 | 20 | 80 |
| Meat (including canned-product weight). | 1,706 | 45 | 55 |
| Bacon and Ham | 327 | 57 | 43 |
| Fish (including Canned Fish). | 1,216 | 81 | 19 |
| Butter | 338 | 6 | 94 |
| Cheese | 246 | 14 | 86 |
| Condensed Milk | 176 | 61 | 39 |
| Dried Milk | 64 | 46 | 54 |
| Shell Eggs | 465 | 69 | 31 |
| Egg Products (dried egg equivalent). | 13 | ? | 100 |
| Dried Fruit | 191 | — | 100 |
| Citrus Fruit | 389 | — | 100 |
| Milk for human consumption as liquid. | 7,659 | 100 | — |
| Potatoes for human consumption. | 5,805 | 98 | 2 |