§ Sir A. Bossomasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give consideration to arranging that the expenses allowances of directors and senior executives of firms should be dealt with by Schedule D inspectors for Income Tax purposes, so that they can be considered at the same time as the company accounts of the firms concerned.
§ Mr. H. BrookeSuch arrangements are not always practicable, but it is the aim of the Board of Inland Revenue that important cases shall, so far as possible, be dealt with by specially experienced officers.
(a) Guaranteed minimum prices to producers for hen eggs of first quality sent to licensed egg-packing stations in Great Britain. — Large and Standard Medium and Small Extra Small per doz. per doz. per doz. s. d. s. d. s. d. Week ended 4th December, 1954 … 5 0 3 11 2 9 Week ended 11th December, 1954 … 4 9 3 10 2 8 Week ended 18th December, 1954 … 4 6 3 7 2 6 Week ended 25th December, 1954 … 4 3 3 6 2 6 Week ended 1st January, 1955 … 4 3 3 6 2 6 Week ended 8th January, 1955 … 4 3 3 6 2 6 Week ended 15th January, 1955 … 3 10½ 3 1½ 2 1½ Week ended 22nd January, 1955 … 3 8½ 2 9 1 11 From 23rd January, 1955, until further notice * … 3 6½ 2 6½ 1 8½ * Subject to any adjustments which may be necessary to take account of movements in the prices of feedingstuffs, these minimum prices will continue unchanged until 26th March, 1955, the end of the present price year.
(b) The range of retail prices of home-produced hen eggs reported by the National Egg Marketing Organisation, as at the dates stated, was:— Date Large Standard Medium From To From To From To per doz. per doz. per doz. per doz. per doz. per doz. 1954 s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. 2nd December 6 0 6 6 5 0 5 6 4 9 5 3 9th December 5 6 6 0 4 6 5 0 4 6 4 9 16th December 5 6 6 0 4 6 5 0 4 6 4 9 22nd December 5 6 5 9 4 9 5 3 4 6 4 9 30th December 5 6 5 9 4 9 5 3 4 6 4 9 1955 6th January 5 0 5 9 4 6 5 3 4 3 4 9 13th January 5 0 5 6 4 6 4 9 4 3 4 6 20th January 3 9 4 6 3 4 4 0 3 0 3 6 27th January 3 9 4 3 3 4 3 9 3 0 3 6 (c) Imports. The estimated quantity of hen eggs imported from 28th November, 1954 to 29th January, 1955 was 720,000 boxes each containing 360 eggs.