Written question asked by Huw Edwards (Labour) on Wednesday, 23 October 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 30 October 2002. It was answered by Elliot Morley (Labour) on Wednesday, 30 October 2002 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representation she has received from egg packers and their trading associations regarding the impact the absence of contracts between egg packers and supermarkets is having on the security of the egg industry for themselves and the producers.

Answer: Mr. Edwards: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what representation she has received from egg packers and their trading associations regarding the impact the absence of contracts between egg packers and supermarkets is having on the security of the egg industry for themselves and the producers. [77775] Mr. Morley: No representation has been received directly from egg packers or their trading associations. However, letters have been received from the British Egg Industry Council and the British Free Range Egg Producers Association which raise this issue. These have been forwarded to the Office of Fair Trading, which has responsibility for the administration of competition law.

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