§ Mr. Martenasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the total value in £ sterling of food imports from the EEC in the latest 12-month period and, specifically, the amounts and values of imports of skimmed milk powder, butter, beef, white sugar, maize, barley and common wheat.
§ Mr. BishopThe information requested is as follows:
UNITED KINGDOM IMPORTS FROM EEC 1978 Tonnes £'000 Total value of food imports (Section 0 less live animals and feeding stuffs) 2,212,676 Skimmed milk powder 17,579 8,224 Butter 172,479 238,828 Beef 238,621 232,947 Refined sugar 216,548 54,428 Maize 814,959 79,576 Barley 294,728 26,121 Common wheat 1,279,001 132,925