HL Deb 04 April 1979 vol 399 cc1964-5WA
Lord HOUGHTON of SOWERBY

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Who are the proprietors of the five places of slaughter licensed for the export of horsemeat to Europe and whether any one of them has a controlling interest in one or more of the others.

Lord STRABOLGI

The names and addresses are as follows:

  • L. J. Potter, Cappards Farm, Bishop Sutton, Bristol.
  • E. E. Pilgrim, Moor Farm, Banham, Norwich.
  • W. H. Maslen, Forge Farm, Steers Lane, Tinsley Green, Crawley.
  • D. S. Cooper Limited, Barden Works Abattoir, Barden Lane, Shelley, Nr. Huddersfield.
  • D. L. Turner, Red Lion Farm, Sound, Nantwich.
No information is available concerning any association between these businesses.

PERCENTAGE SHARES OF INCOME, BEFORE AND AFTER TAX, RECEIVED BY QUANTILE GROUPS IN 1975–76 AND 1976–77
(EXCLUDING MORTGAGE INTEREST PAYMENTS ETC.)
Percentages
Quantile group Before tax After tax
1975–76 1976–77 1975–76 1976–77
Top 1 per cent. … … … … 5.6 5.4 3.6 3.5
2–5 per cent. … … … … 10.4 10.5 9.4 9.4
6–10 per cent. … … … … 9.8 9.9 9.3 9.5
Top 10 per cent. … … … … 25.8 25.8 22.3 22.4
11–20 per cent. … … … … 16.1 16.1 15.8 15.9
21–30 per cent. … … … … 13.1 13.3 13.4 13.4
31–40 per cent. … … … … 11.4 11.1 11.4 11.3
41–50 per cent. … … … … 9.3 9.2 9.7 9.4
51–60 per cent. … … … … 7.6 7.5 7.9 7.9
61–70 per cent. … … … … 5.9 6.0 6.5 6.8
71–80 per cent. … … … … 4.6 4.7 5.4 5.2
81–90 per cent. … … … … 3.6 3.8 4.4 4.6
91–100 per cent. … … … … 2.6 2.5 3.2 3.1
Median: £ … … … … 2,320 2,610 1,930 2,160
Mean: £ … … … … 2,780 3,160 2,220 2,520