§ Sir H. Morris-Jonesasked the Minister of Food what is the number of eggs available for distribution in this country per 55W annum, home produced and imported, respectively, and the comparable prewar figure.
§ Mr. StracheyDuring the 12 months ended 28th September, 1946, 140 million dozen home-produced shell eggs and 78 million dozen imported were distributed in Great Britain, enabling 53 shell eggs to be allocated for each non-priority consumer, of which 32 were home-produced eggs and 21 imported. The total of home-produced eggs quoted does not, of course, include eggs produced by domestic poultry keepers or eggs which for any reason did not come into the Ministry's distribution scheme. Comparable prewar figures are not obtainable, but it is estimated that the average consumption was then about 156 eggs per person annually, of which 96 were home-produced and 60 imported.