§ Mr. Michael Lathamasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will set out in tabular form the number of pig slaughterings for each month since January 1973.
§ Mr. BuchanThe following is the information up to and including April 1974, the latest whole month for which figures are available:
Pig Slaughterings, United Kingdom '000 head 1973 January … … … 1,422 (a) February … … … 1,166 March … … … 1,176 April … … … 1,420 (a) May … … … 1,131 June … … … 1,103 July … … … 1,402 (a) August … … … 1,133 September … … … 1,248 October … … … 1,535 (a) November … … … 1,198 December … … … 1,147 1974 January … … … 1,468 (a) February … … … 1,240 March … … … 1,258 April … … … 1,520 (a) (a) 5-week months