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Written question asked by James Paice (Conservative) on Wednesday, 26 November 1997, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 1 December 1997. It was answered by Lord Rooker (Labour) on Monday, 1 December 1997 on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.


Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Question
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what proportion of UK egg production is from (a) battery, (b) deep litter, (c) barn and (d) free range systems; and what were the figures 10 years ago; and how many eggs were produced by UK producers in 1996; and how many were imported from other EU countries and Non-EU countries; and how many laying hens are currently housed in battery, deep litter, barn and free range systems.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
302 c18W; 18377;18376;18378
Session
1997-98
Subjects
Animal welfare Agriculture EU internal trade Eggs Food Imports Poultry Production
Contains statistics
Yes