HC Deb 20 May 1993 vol 225 cc242-3W
Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will bring forward legislation to ensure that eggs from battery hens are labelled to make that clear.

Mr. Curry

The EC Egg Marketing Standards Regulations lay down the terms which may be used to describe egg production systems. The terms include "free range" and "perchery (barn)" eggs. Further descriptions are not required by those EC regulations and are not considered necessary.