asked the Minister of Food what number of sheep were slaughtered in the counties of Anglesey, Caernarvonshire, Merionethshire, Denbighshire and Flintshire for consumption in those counties during 1948; and how many sheep left those counties during the same period for slaughter for food consumption elsewhere in the United Kingdom.

121,687 and 198,906 respectively.

asked the Minister of Food what was the number of sheep slaughtered in Scotland during 1948 for consumption in Scotland; and what was the number of sheep sent out of Scotland for slaughter for food consumption elsewhere in the United Kingdom during the same period.

1,257,000 and 33,000 respectively. In addition during the same period the carcases of 370,000 sheep slaughtered in Scotland were transferred for consumption elsewhere in the United Kingdom.