§ Sir J. Langford-Holtasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what percentage of bacon consumed Was 129W home produced in the years 1960, 1961, and 1962; what percentage in 1963 will be home produced; and at what percent age he expects home-produced bacon will be of consumption in future years.
§ Mr. SoamesHome production of bacon in 1960, 1961 and 1962 was 308 per cent., 339 per cent, and 35'7 per cent., respectively of total commercial supplies on the U.K. market. The provisional figure for the corresponding percentage for the first three quarters of 1963 is 358 per cent. In 1964. the percentage will depend on the final level of total supplies on the market, but should be of the order of 36–25 per cent. I cannot, of course, forecast what the pattern of supplies to the U.K. market will be in future years.