§ 33. Sir J. Gilmourasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what estimate he has made of the increase necessary in the size of the pig herd to produce 50 per cent. of British bacon requirements and maintain the present level of other pig meat products.
§ Mr. Anthony StodartUnited Kingdom pig slaughterings in the first seven months of 1972–73 would have had to be some 3.6 per cent. higher to provide enough home-produced pigmeat to supply 50 per cent. of our total bacon supplies as well as the same level of home-produced pigmeat for pork and other pigmeat products.