§ Mr. Maclennanasked the President of the Board of Trade what was the outcome of the arrangements for voluntary restraint of export of eggs to the United Kingdom in the first half of 1968; and what action he proposes to take in respect of the second half of the year and the first half of next year.
§ Mr. CroslandIt seems likely from the latest available figures that imports of shell eggs in the first half of this year will be appreciably below the level of the first half of 1967 and below the first half-year average for the five years preceding 1967. We are thanking the Governments concerned for the contribution which their co-operation made to this result and are informing them that, while we shall seek further bilateral discussions with them if necessary, we do not expect that special action will be needed during the second half of this year. It is too soon to form a view about prospects for the first half of 1969, but we shall keep the position under close review.