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Commander BELLAIRS
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can give the value of the poultry and egg production of Great Britain in 1922 as compared with the value of the wheat, barley, and oats production for that year and the corresponding overseas imports into Great Britain exclusive of re-exports?
Sir R. SANDERS
I have been asked to reply. It is not at present possible to give estimates of the value of agricultural production of Great Britain, or of the probable value of imports of agricultural produce, for the current year. My hon. and gallant Friend may perhaps find the figures for 1921 sufficient for his purpose. The figures are as follows:—
| £ | |
| Estimated value of the egg and poultry production in Great Britain in 1921 | 25,000,000 |
| Estimated value of wheat, barley and oats (exclusive of the value of the straw) | 58,422,000 |
| Net imports of certain classes of agricultural produce into the United Kingdom. (Figures for Great Britain alone are not available): | |
| Wheat | 69,991,000 |
| Wheat meal and flour | 16,752,000 |
| Barley | 10,415,000 |
| Oats | 4,292,000 |
| Poultry | 521,000 |
| Eggs | 14,662,000 |