§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many fat lambs were sold at grading centres in Cumbria in May and early June of the current year.
§ Mr. Gummer[pursuant to his reply, 26 June 1986, c. 308]: In the period 28 April to 20 June 1986 inclusive, 46,457 fat lambs were certified and sold at liveweight grading centres in Cumbria.
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish details of the number of fat lambs which qualified for the standards of the European Community sheepmeat regime at each grading centre in England in each week of each year from 1982 to 1985.
§ Mr. Gummer[pursuant to his reply, 26 June 1986, c. 308]: The information is not readily available and would be disproportionately costly to provide.