§ 41. Mr. John Home Robertsonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on the current state of the poultry industry in England and Wales.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithThe United Kingdom is largely self-sufficient in poultrymeat. Production in 1980 is expected to show little change compared with production in 1979, which was some 3 per cent. up on that of 1978. Production in England and Wales has accounted for approximately 84 per cent. of United Kingdom production in recent years.