§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what percentage of pesticides used in the United Kingdom was imported last year and in each of the previous four years.
Exports as Percentage of World Trade, 1980* Butter Cheese †Value £ million Quantity 000 tonnes Percentage of world trade †Value £ million Quantity 000 tonnes Percentage of world trade World Trade‡ n/a **1,425 100 n/a **1,459 100 France 167.1 177.5 12.5 378.6 232.0 15.9 Denmark 108.6 72.2 5.1 174.6 173.1 11.9 Irish Republic 111.9 90.5 6.4 52.1 37.8 2.6 United Kingdom 131.4 79.5 5.6 19.4 16.3 1.1
Imports as Percentage of World Trade, 1980* Butter Cheese †Value £ million Quantity 000 tonnes Percentage of world trade †Value £ million Quantity 000 tonnes Percentage of world trade World Trade‡ n/a **1,425 100 n/a **1,459 100 France 109.3 81.7 5.7 96.3 61.3 4.2 Denmark 11.1 9.9 0.7 7.5 7.0 0.5 Irish Republic 4.9 3.0 0.2 3.6 2.5 0.2 United Kingdom 278.2 200.0 14.0 169.9 116.0 8.0 Notes:
* Provisional.
† Converted from ECUs at the average market rate of £1 =1.671612 ECUs.
‡World Exports.
** Including infra-EC trade.
Sources: Eurostat analytical Tables of Foreign Trade.
United States Department of Agriculture (Foreign Agricultural Circular FD1–81).
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§ Mrs. FennerI regret that figures are not available in the form requested; but all pesticides, whether home-produced or imported, are subject to clearance under the pesticides safety precautions scheme.