§ Mr. Kilfedderasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much
58Winsurance with incomes, respectively, of less than £1,000, £1,000–£2,000, £2,000£5,000, £5,000–£10,000, and over £10,000 per year.
§ Mr. Nott, pursuant to his reply, [OFFICIAL REPORT, 6th November 1973; Vol. 863, c. 135], gave the following information:
of these projects from their initiation to 1985.
§ Mr. Patrick Jenkin, pursuant to his reply, [OFFICIAL REPORT, 8th November 1973; Vol. 863, c. 219], gave the following information:
For Concorde expenditure has been:
money has been made available to the pig industry for each year during the past five years, up to the latest available date; whether the grant was to help maintain employment in the industry; and whether the sale of live pigs to Eire offends the principle of the purpose of the grant.
§ Mr. Peter MillsI will write to my hon. Friend.
§ Mr. Kilfedderasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what are the names of the chairman and directors of the investment company set up by the Government to safeguard pig producers' interests.
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§ Mr. Peter MillsThe company is PMB (Investments) Limited, a subsidiary company of the Northern Ireland Pigs Marketing Board. The chairman is Mr. R. A. Hamilton and the directors are Mr. J. B. McGuckian, Mr. R. W. Hamilton, Mr. R. E. Thompson and Mr. J. Cameron.
§ Mr. Kilfedderasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many live pigs have been sold by the Northern Ireland Pigs Marketing Board to Eire each week during the past nine weeks.
§ Mr. Peter MillsThe number of live pigs sold to buyers in the Republic by the Northern Ireland Pigs Marketing Board in each of the past nine weeks is as follows:
Week Ended 15th September 700 22nd September 1,500 29th September 600 6th October 700 13th October 800 20th October 800 27th October Nil 3rd November Nil 10th November Nil
§ Mr. Kilfedderasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will set up an investigation designed to exclude the possibility of the leakage of impending price changes for pigs before the price change is announced to pig producers.
§ Mr. Peter MillsThe Pigs Marketing Board (Northern Ireland) determines the prices to be paid to producers for bacon pigs produced in Northern Ireland and also fixes prices for non-bacon pigs which may be offered to it. Price changes are normally decided only a few hours before the information is made available for publication. My right hon. Friend is not aware of any occasion on which such information has been put to improper use, and accordingly sees no reason for an investigation of the type suggested.