§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what estimate he has made of the impact of the export trade in pigs for slaughter, especially sows and heavy pigs, on United Kingdom market prices.
§ Mr. Anthony StodartExport statistics do not distinguish between pigs exported for slaughter and those exported for other purposes such as breeding. Provisionally, in 1972, the total number of pigs exported, including breeding pigs, was about 29,000. United Kingdom slaughterings for the same period were about 15.5 million. In these circumstances no discernible impact on United Kingdom market prices could have arisen.