§ 21. Mr. Royleasked the Minister of Food if he will give the number of pigs killed on licence; and the number killed and made available for the ordinary meat and bacon rations, respectively, in December, 1946, January, 1947, December, 1947, and January, 1948.
§ Mr. StracheyAs the reply includes a number of figures, I will, with permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the reply:
| PIG SLAUGHTERINGS. | |||
| Month. | Number of pigs killed by self-suppliers under licence. | Number of pigs killed at bacon factories and Government slaughterhouses. | |
| Thousand Head. | |||
| December, 1946 | … | 116 | 75 |
| January, 1947 | … | 109 | 91 |
| December, 1947 | … | 149 | 33 |
| January, 1948 | … | 117 | 49 |
§ NOTE.—A small proportion of the pigs slaughtered at bacon factories and Government slaughterhouses were unsuitable for the bacon or the meat ration and were used for manufacture.