§ 58. Mr. Swinglerasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will state, for each month of 1954 and 1955 to the latest date, the number of eggs at egg-packing stations tested by inspectors of his Department; and the percentage these formed of the total numbers of eggs passing through the stations.
Mr. AmoryThe following is the information:
— Number of Boxes (360 eggs) tested Percentage of total hen eggs passing through Packing Stations 1954 January 1,573 0.11 February 1,466 0.13 March 2,300 0.17 April 2,207 0.12 May 2,281 0.18 June 1,894 0.18 July 1,890 0.17 August 1,929 0.21 September 912 0.10 October 2,191 0.20 November 2,423 0.29 December 2,071 0.23 Total for year Percentage for year. 23,137 0.17 1955 January 2,235 0.17 February 2,217 0.20 March 3,322 0.27 April 2,339 0.14 May 2,824 0.23 June 3,080 0.28 July 2,576 0.22 August 2,783 0.31 September 2,950 0.30 Total for 9 months. 24,326 Percentage (9 months). 0.27 Note.—The above figures relate to packing stations in Great Britain only.