United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 98743
Eggs: Supermarkets
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29 November 2022
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6 December 2022 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of chicken eggs sold in UK supermarkets that were laid abroad.
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29 November 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of chicken eggs sold in UK supermarkets that were laid abroad.
Source: Commons
6 December 2022
Answer
The UK egg industry operates in an open market and is both resilient and robust. We are currently around 92% self-sufficient in eggs and there are currently around 38 million laying hens across the country. There are also tried and tested routes for suppl...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-11-29/98743
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1546463
- uk · wq-1546463 · source updated 6 December 2022