§ Mr. Harry GreenwayTo ask the Lord President of the Council how many eggs have been consumed in the House of Commons Refreshment Department and in what form in(a) the last year for which statistics are available and (b) the last two weeks; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. IrvingI have been asked to reply.
During the last 12-month period for which figures are available at least 280,000 eggs were used by the Refreshment Department either in the preparation of recipes, or for direct consumption. The Refreshment Department has also recently acquired a supply of liquid pasteurised eggs. In the last two weeks some 14,000 eggs and 4 gallons of liquid eggs have been consumed.