HC Deb 19 December 1973 vol 866 cc321-2W
Mr. Grimond

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will amend the regulations which forbid small egg producers to sell direct to shops.

Mr. Gordon Campbell

There is no regulation forbidding small egg producers selling direct to shops, provided they are registered as packing stations with adequate facilities for testing eggs for quality and grading for weight.

of interim facilities for geriatric patients, pending the completion of the new geriatric hospitals scheduled for use in 1976.

Mr. Gordon Campbell

The hospital authorities are urgently considering various possibilities for the provision of interim facilities for geriatric patients but it is too early to predict the outcome.