HC Deb 24 June 1937 vol 325 cc1388-9W
Mr. Turton

asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will state the number of poultry producers in Great Britain?

Mr. W. S. Morrison

The latest figures available relate to the year 1930, when fowls were kept on approximately 300,000, or 75 per cent. of the agricultural holdings of over one acre in extent in England and Wales. I have no comparable information relating to the whole of Great Britain.

Mr. Turton

asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will state the approximate cost of compiling a register of poultry producers and of conducting a poll of such poultry producers?

Mr. W. S. Morrison

I have no information as to the number of poultry-keepers who would be concerned and I regret, therefore, that I am unable to give my hon. Friend a reliable estimate.

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