HC Deb 10 July 1978 vol 953 cc450-1W
Mr. Watkinson

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many cattle were imported live into Great Britain from Ireland in each of the last 12 months.

Mr. Meacher

I have been asked to reply.

Following is the latest available information on numbers of live cattle imported into the United Kingdom from the Irish Republic:

June 1977—May 1978 (total)—337,093
1977:
June 22,363
July 19,616
August 18,250
September 31,532
October 29,873
November 31,205
December 26,862
1978:
January 38,202
February 30,237
March 36,812
April 31,266
May 20,486

Source: UK Overseas Trade Statistics, SITC 00.1.

Notes:

(a) the cumulative figure for the 12-month period incorporates corrections: individual monthly figures are uncorrected.

(b) numbers of live cattle sent from Northern Ireland to Great Britain from 1968 to 1977 were set out in a reply to a Question by the hon. Member for Cardigan (Mr. Howells) on 28th June 1978.—[Vol. 952, c. 572.]