§ 26. Mr. Hendryasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state the number of pigs slaughtered in Scotland in the period of twelve months to the latest convenient date for bacon and pork, respectively; and how these compare proportionately with the corresponding figures for England and Wales.
§ Mr. MaclayDuring the twelve months to the end of September, 1959, approximately 300,000 pigs were put into cure by bacon curers in Scotland, and a further 250,000 pigs were used for other purposes. The corresponding figures for England and Wales during the same period were 2.5 million pigs put into cure and 6.7 million for other purposes.
§ Mr. HendryWhile thanking my right hon. Friend for that reply, may I ask whether, since the price of pork pigs is generally on average higher than the price of bacon pigs, Scottish rearers are not at a considerable disadvantage compared with rearers in England? May I ask whether at the next Price Review he will press for separate treatment for Scotland?
§ Mr. MaclayNot all pigs sold to bacon curers are used for bacon. The rest of the supplementary question is rather complicated. I should like to consider it and write to my hon. Friend about it.