§ 93. Mr. Bullardasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will take steps to ensure that foreign bacon displayed in the shops is marked with the name of the country of origin.
§ Mr. John HareIn general the Merchandise Marks (Imported Goods) No. 3 Order, 1934, already makes it obligatory for imported bacon sold in the United Kingdom to bear an indication of origin which may, at the option of the person applying the mark, be either "Empire" or "foreign", as the case may be, or a definite indication of the country of origin.
101. Colonel Glynasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will give the total landings of Danish bacon and the average price per hundredweight of Danish bacon landed in Great Britain for each week from the beginning of March, 1959, until the last convenient date, with the corresponding figure for 1958.
§ Mr. John HareThe figures, taken from the Official Accounts of Trade, are as follows. As the Official Accounts of Trade shown only totals for calendar months for the United Kingdom, these are shown below as weekly averages.
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AVERAGE WEEKLY IMPORTS* AND WEEKLY PRICES OF DANISH BACON—"A" SELECTION—EX QUAY 1958 1959 Month Average weekly imports ('000 tons) London Provision Exchange quotations for Danish "A" selection (Shillings per cwt.) Weekending Month Average weekly imports ('000 tons) London Provision Exchange quotations for Danish "A" selection (Shillings per cwt.) Week ending March 4.3 272 8 March 4.7 270 7 285 15 270 14 300 22 270 21 305 29 270 28 April 4.2 305 5 April 4.2 265 4 305 12 265 11 305 19 265 18 305 26 275 25 305 3 May 290 2 May May 4.3 300 10 May 4.4 290 9 300 17 280 16 300 24 265 23 300 31 265 30 June 4.9 300 7 June 4.9 265 6 300 14 265 13 305 21 270 20 305 28 275 27 July 4.2 305 5 July 4.7 275 4 305 12 275 11 305 19 275 18 290 26 285 25 290 2 Aug. 285 1 Aug. August 4?2 290 9 August 5.3 295 8 290 16 305 15 290 23 305 22 290 30 305 29 September 3.8 300 6 September 4.7 295 5 310 13 295 12 310 20 295 19 310 27 295 26 October 4.1 310 4 October 5.2 295 3 310 11 295 10 310 18 295 17 290 25 285 24 290 1 Nov. 285 31 November 3.9 300 8 November Not available 285 7 310 15 285 14 320 22 285 21 320 29 285 28 December 4.3 320 6 December Not available 285 5 320 13 285 12 320 20 320 27 * Calculated from H.M. Customs Tabulation Sheets.
§ 104. Mr. Scott-Hopkinsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether, in view of the rapidly changing conditions in the bacon indus- 108W try, he will make a further statement before Parliament adjourns for the Christmas recess.
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§ Mr. John HareThere is nothing that I can usefully add to the statement I made in reply to my hon. Friends, the Members for Newbury (Sir A. Hurd) and Dorset, North (Colonel R. H. Glyn) last Monday.