79. Mr. Scott-Elliotasked the Minister of Food what was the number of pigs sold by British farmers to approved slaughter houses during the last quarter of 1947; and how does this figure compare with the corresponding quarter in the previous year.
§ Dr. SummerskillThe Ministry of Food purchased 106,000 pigs from home producers for slaughter during the last quarter of 1947, compared with 241,000 in the same period of 1946.