Consumption Statistics

51.

Mr. Peter Freeman
asked the Minister of Food what was the total weight and value of all principal foods consumed in this country in 1946; and the corresponding details for foods sup-  plied to restaurants and canteens, separately.

Mr. Strachey
As the reply includes a large number of figures, I shall, with permission, circulate it in, the OFFICIAL REPORT.

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|Bread                            |…|
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|Flour                            |…|
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|Cakes and Biscuits               |…|
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|Meat and Offal (d)               |…|
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|Canned Meat                      |…|
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|Bacon and Ham (e)                |…|
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|Fresh fish                       |…|
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|Butter                           |…|
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|Margarine, lard and cooking fat  |…|
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|Fresh milk (e)                   |…|
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|Canned milk                      |…|
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|Dried milk                       |…|
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|Cheese                           |…|
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|Eggs in shell (e)                |…|
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|Dried egg                        |…|
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|Tea                              |…|
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|Sugar                            |…|
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|Jam and Marmalade                |…|
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|Chocolate and sugar confectionery|…|
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|Potatoes                         |…|
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|Vegetables                       |…|
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|Canned and dried vegetables      |…|
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|Fresh fruit                      |…|
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|All other foodstuffs             |…|
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Mr. Freeman
Can my right hon. Friend say how these figures compare with those during and before the war?

Mr. Strachey
Not without notice.

Following is the statement: