HC Deb 23 February 1949 vol 461 cc286-7W
57. Brigadier Rayner

asked the Minister of Food what is the total capacity of bacon curing factories in the United Kingdom; and how this compares with their present intake.

Dr. Summerskill

The potential output of bacon factories in the United Kingdom is between 3.5 and 4.8 million cwt. a year. Present output is at the rate of about 2.3 million cwt. a year.