§ Mr. Prescottasked the Minister of Agriculture what was the total head of poultry in the United Kingdom, excluding Northern Ireland, in 1938; what was the comparable figure for 1949; and what is the estimated figure for the end of 1950.
Mr. T. WilliamsThe numbers of poultry on agricultural holdings exceeding one acre in Great Britain were approximately 68 million in June, 1938. including an allowance for poultry not officially recorded at that time, and were 71¼ million in June, 1949. Corresponding figures for June, 1950, will not be 57W available until towards the end of August, nor for December, 1950, until February, 1951, but the prevailing trend in the poultry population is upwards.