§ Mr. R. Gibsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many bacon factories there are in Scotland; what their aggregate curing capacity is; and what proportions of this total fall into different classes, according to throughput or capacity?
§ Mr. R. Gibsonasked the Minister of Agriculture how many bacon factories there are under his jurisdiction; what their aggregate curing capacity is; and what proportions of this total fall into different classes according to throughput or capacity?
§ Sir R. Dorman-SmithThe licensing of bacon-curing premises in Great Britain is a matter for the Bacon Development Board. I take this opportunity of correcting certain errors in the reply given to the hon. and learned Member on 22nd March: the correct figures for Great Britain, together with the corresponding figures for Scotland and for England and Wales separately, are as follow:
Number of Curing Premises. Great Britain. Scotland. England and Wales. Class A premises 88 14 74 Class B premises 153 33 120 Small curers' premises. 341 33 308 Total 582 80 502 I am unable to state the aggregate curing capacity for Scotland and for England and Wales separately.