Mr. De la Bèreasked the Minister of Agriculture what steps he proposes to take to safeguard the small producers and retailers of poultry and eggs who are not in a sufficiently big way to establish packing stations and, in particular, those whose trade is carried on at the farm and at the door, and whether he will especially 1690W consider the case of the small men who retail from 500 to 1,000 eggs per day at the door?
§ Sir R. Dorman-SmithThe Government's legislative proposals for the poultry industry are embodied in the Poultry Industry Bill now before Parliament, and I would invite the attention of my hon. Friend to proviso (ii) to Sub-section (1) of Clause 7, which is intended to enable the proposed Poultry Commission to exempt, where it appears to be desirable, any class of sale, either absolutely or subject to limitations, from the grading requirements to be prescribed under that Clause.