§ Mrs. Dunwoodyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the present consumption of lamb and mutton in Great Britain per head of the population, and the average price paid by the consumer per pound for both New Zealand lamb and mutton and homegrown lamb and mutton.
§ Mr. BishopThe information for the United Kingdom, as separate figures are not available for Great Britain, is as follows:
The latest estimate of mutton and lamb moving into consumption in 1977 is 15.8 lb. per head per annum.
A survey shows retail prices for various cuts of lamb on 18th April 1978 were:
price per pound Type of Cut Home-killed Imported Loin (with bone) 117.1 84.1 Breast* 36.8 27.0 Best end of neck 85.7 67.0 Shoulder (with bone) 79.0 59.4 Leg (with bone) 109.0 89.5 *Or Scottish equivalent. Separate figures are not available for mutton nor for New Zealand lamb, but the latter accounts for 97 per cent. of imports.