§ 11. Mr. Hurdasked the Minister of Food the amount of egg subsidy paid in the year ended 31st March with the proportions applied to home-produced and imported eggs.
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Dr. HillAbout £21.9 million, of which £18.7 million was for home-produced and £3.2 million for imported eggs.
§ 12. Mr. Hurdasked the Minister of Food the number of eggs passing through licensed packing stations and the average prices paid to producers during the year ended 31st March compared with the previous year.
Dr. Hill14.4 million boxes of 360 eggs in 1953–54 and 13.5 million boxes in 1952–53; the average prices paid to producers were 4s. 3d. per dozen in 1953–54 and 4s. 8½d. per dozen in 1952–53.