§ Mr. Geraint Howellsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing the number of lamb and ewe slaughterings in Great Britain for each of the last 24 months.
§ Mr. BishopThe table below gives sheep slaughterings in the only form in which such statistics are available:
SLAUGHTERINGS OF SHEEP IN GREAT BRITAIN ('000 head) 1972–73 1973–74 Ewes and rams Other sheep and lambs Ewes and rams Other sheep and lambs November … 104 1,038 130 1,100 December … 106 781 107 889 January … 106 835 148 1,173 February … 83 596 102 740 March … 77 548 82 540 April … 95 585 102 543 May … 79 473 82 481 June … 85 634 93 701 July … 106 1,014 114 1,021 August … 102 960 90 899 September … 124 1,148 110 1,265 October … 174 1,413 168 1,718 Figures for July to October 1974 are provisional.
Source: Weekly slaughterhouse returns.