§ Mr. Muddasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, in the light of the withdraw alof bacon-curing facilities at Redruth, he will consider raising the British share of the market above the current level of 41 per cent.
§ Mr. Anthony StodartThe future operation of the Redruth factory is a matter for commercial decision by the owners, and the impending changes were announced in their Press notice of 10th April as a move to rationalise production and marketing in the South-West. As my right hon. Friend explained in his reply to a Question from my hon. Friend the Member for Derbyshire, West(Mr. Scott-Hopkins) on 23rd March, 1972, United Kingdom curers need to plan their production and marketing in 1972–73 to take proper account of market conditions. The recent developments in the South-West do not justify raising the British share of the bacon market above the level envisaged in the 1972–73 Bacon Market Sharing Understanding.—[Vol. 833, c.363.]