HC Deb 12 October 1939 vol 352 cc548-9W
Colonel Baldwin-Webb

asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what regulations exist at the present time which prevent cottagers keeping and feeding pigs for their own household; whether such cottagers, in the case of an individual pig, have the right to use the flesh of the animal as and when they like; and whether, as thousands of pigs could be kept by cottagers, as used to be the case, he will consider facilitating this form of pig-raising?

Mr. W. S. Morrison

My Department has imposed no restrictions in regard to the matters referred to in the first and second parts of my hon. and gallant Friend's question. As regards the third part of his question, I would refer to the reply which I gave on the 4th October to the hon. Member for Doncaster (Mr. J. Morgan).

Mr. Price

asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether he is aware that the fixed price of 13s. a score for bacon-pigs is related to a feeding-stuff price of 7s. 6d. a hundred-weight; and whether, in view of the higher range of feeding-stuffs price now fixed, he will reconsider the price per score of bacon-pigs?

Mr. W. S. Morrison

I hope to be in a position to issue an amending Order to the Pigs (Provisional Prices) Order within the next day or two.

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