§ 47. Mr. Priorasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what proportion of the nation's egg output is now concentrated in units of over 2,000 birds; and what communications he has received from the Egg Marketing Board on the question of large-scale industrial production.
144W
§ Mr. Scott-HopkinsThis precise information is not available, but in June, 1963, approximately 27 per cent. of laying birds on agricultural holdings in England and Wales were in flocks of 2,500 bird; or more. My right hon. Friend has received no communication about large-scale production from the British Egg Marketing Board.