§ Mr. Dodds-Parkerasked the Minister of Food what was the datum-line throughput of eggs by redundant packers; and how much compensation they have received from the central pool into which operative packers have been paying since zoning of British shell eggs came into force.
§ Mr. StracheyEgg packers whose licences were suspended on redundancy grounds, excluding those who are known to have amalgamated with existing packers, handled some 210,000 boxes, each of 360 eggs, during the datum period of 26 weeks ended the 31st December, 1941. Proportionately, this represents about 555,000 boxes for the 317W full year ended 30th June, 1942. The Packers' Compensation Scheme is not administered by the Ministry of Food, but I understand that these redundant packers had received approximately £67,000 up to the end of October, 1946, either from the present unified pool or from the separate area pools which were previously in operation.