§ Mr. Nicholas Bakerasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what would be the cost of altering the rules on importing eggs into the United Kingdom to the effect that all eggs so imported should be stamped with the country of origin so that the consumer can differentiate between home-produced and imported eggs; and if he plans to discuss such an alteration with other European Economic Community countries.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithThe Community regulations relating to the marketing of eggs require cartons of eggs produced and graded within the Community to indicate the packing station at which they were packed. The cost of altering the rules would depend amongst other things on the number of eggs subsequently traded and could vary from one packing station to another. I have no plans at present to discuss alterations on the lines suggested with other member countries of the European Community.