§ Sir Richard Glynasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what has been the cost of materials and of wages and salaries, respectively, in the narcotic experiments on wood pigeons so far conducted by his Department; and how many are directly employed in this work.
§ Mr. Scott-HopkinsThis work formed a small part of the normal duties of the scientific and other staff (twelve in all)
Blackcurrants in England and Wales (1) Year Total Acreage Output (thousand tons) Of which Percentage of output not sold on contract Average price per lb. (2) Quantity sold on contract (thousand tons) Quantity not sold on contract (thousand tons) On contract Not on contract s. d. s. d. 1953 … 12,966 20.0 8.8 11.2 56 0 7 0 9 1954 … 11,383 15.4 1.2 8.2 53 0 8 0 11 1955 … 10,440 18.3 10 .6 7.7 42 1 0 1 2 1956 … 10,436 10.7 7.5 3.2 30 1 4 1 8 1957 … 11,477 14.3 11.5 2.8 20 1 4 1 10 1958 … 12,347 20.9 16.6 4.3 21 1 6 1 9 1959 … 12,901 15.9 13.7 2.2 14 1 6 1 8 1960 … 13,691 19.6 16.3 3.3 17 1 6 1 8 1961 … 14,215 19.3 18.0 1.3 7 1 6 1 9 1962 (provisional) 15,384 21.3 19.0 2.3 11 1 5 1 8 Notes: (1) All figures are subject to a margin of error. (2) These prices are estimated average prices per lb. at the farm-gate.