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59.
Sir T. Moore
asked the Minister of Food if he will give figures indicating the approximate number of pigs owned by self-suppliers which have been slaughtered during each month of the current year, indicating what proportion of these pigs were killed on the premises of the self-suppliers and what proportion at Ministry of Food slaughter-houses or bacon factories.
Dr. Summerskill
I regret that I am unable to divide the figures as requested by the hon. Member.
Following are the figures:
The number of self-suppliers' pigs slaughtered during each month of the current year were as follows:
| January | … | … | 109,000 |
| February | … | … | 82,600 |
| March | … | … | 75,900 |
| April | … | … | 28,000 |
| May | … | … | 5,300 |
| June | … | … | 1,700 |
| July | … | … | 1,400 |
| August | … | … | 1,100 |
| September | … | … | 5,400 |
| October | … | … | 36,600 |