§ Mr. Eadieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland when the survey was taken of the future market requirements for eggs in Scotland; and if he will publish the details.
§ Mr. RossThe report of the Reorganisation Commission for eggs (Cmnd. 3669) published in June this year contains in Tables 40 and 44 information of recent trends of consumption of eggs and egg products for the United Kingdom and also separate figures for household consumption of shell eggs in Scotland derived from the National Food Survey. Future market requirements for eggs and egg products may be expected to correspond closely with population changes.