PIGS (LINCOLNSHIRE). (Hansard, 4 May 1936)

HC Deb 04 May 1936 vol 311 cc1332-3 1332

§ 1. Mr. LIDDALL
asked the Minister of Agriculture the statistics of the pig 1333 population in Lincolnshire at the last convenient date?

§ Mr. ELLIOT
As the reply contains a number of figures I will, with permission,

Total Number of Pigs on Agricultural Holdings above one acre in extent in the Holland, Kesteven and Lindsey divisions of Lincolnshire on 4th June and 4th December, 1935.
LINCOLNSHIRE.
—	Holland.	Kesteven.	Lindsey.	Total.
4th June, 1935.	4th Dec., 1935. ^*	4th June, 1935.	4th Dec., 1935. ^*	4th June, 1935.	4th Dec., 1935 ^*	4th June, 1935.	4th Dec., 1935. ^*
	No.	No	No.	No.	No.	No.	No.	No.
Sows kept for breeding including gilts in Pig.	7,808	8,692	5910	6,051	16,763	15,582	30,481	30,325,
Boars being used for Service.	490	669	404	420	1,074	1,183	1,968	2,272
All other Pigs:
under 2 months old	18,501	16,334	13,469	13,001	40,423	36,147	72,393	65,482
2 months old and above.	32,602	51,781	21,319	32,184	58,923	91,052	112,844	175,017
Total Pigs	59,401	77,476	41,102	51,656	117,183	143,964	217,686	273,096
^* The number of pigs on 4th December, 1935, is an estimated figure.

§ 12. Mr. LIDDALL
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will draw the attention of the Bacon Development Board to the lack of adequate facilities in Lincolnshire for the killing and curing of pigs?

§ Mr. ELLIOT
The Bacon Development Board have before them an application for a licence for a bacon factory in Lincolnshire which, I understand, they are to consider further on 6th May, when I have no doubt they will have due regard to any representations made in support of the application. In view of the procedure laid down in the Bacon Development Scheme, and of the right of applicants to refer to arbitration in the event of the board deciding not to grant a licence, I could not, at the present time, express any opinion as to the merits of the case.