HC Deb 21 June 1967 vol 748 cc267-8W
14. Mr. Kenneth Lewis

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will survey all the proposals for encroachment on agricultural land proposed for the next five years for purposes of new towns, airfields, roads, industrial development and reservoirs to assess the likely loss in food production.

Mr. Peart

Since we cannot yet know the precise location of all the develop-

those eggs which qualify under the Board's Contract Scheme.

32. Sir J. Langford-Holt

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what has been the cost of shell eggs imported in the last three years; and whether the number represents an increasing or a decreasing percentage of home consumption.

Mr. Hoy

The information is as follows:

ments that will take place in the next five years, or the exact area of all the sites they will require, any forecast of the effect on food production would be highly speculative. I can, however, assure the hon. Member that the effect on food production is carefully examined in the case of all development proposals as they arise.