§ Mr. Hardyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the volume of eggs exported from and imported into the United Kingdom in the first nine months of 1976 and of the previous three years.
§ Mr. BishopUnited Kingdom trade in shell eggs for human consumption in the first nine months of each year since 1973 was as follows:
(Boxes of 360 eggs) Imports Exports January-September— 1973 664,994 64,701 1974 642,480 89,596 1975 670,292 218,653 1976 172,902 259,453
§ Mr. Hardyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the total number of eggs produced in the United Kingdom during the third quarter of 1976 and during the same period in each of the last three years.
§ Mr. BishopThe total number of eggs produced for human consumption during the third quarter of the years 1973–1976 was as follows:
July-September (million dozen) 1973 293.6 1974 219.2 1975 283.0 1976 281.2
§ Mr. Woofasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many million gallons of milk were sold through the Milk Marketing Board for liquid consumption and how many gallons went for manufacture in 1975; and how this 673W compares with the first nine months of 1976.
SALES OF MILK IN THE UNITED KINGDOM THROUGH THE MILK MARKETING BOARDS Million gallons 1975 (January-December) 1975 (January-September) 1976 (January-September) For liquid consumption 1,729.6 1,294.2 1,281.5 For manufacturing utilisation 1,159.3 909.4 1,020.2