§ Mr. Marlowasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Northampton, North on sheep exports, if he will publish the monthly figures available for 1981.
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§ Mr. Peter WalkerI regret that for 1981 the only substantive figures available are for January, and these are as follows. Also given are provisional estimates for February, but although these indicate the trend they should not be compared directly with the earlier figures.
January February Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Total Exports of which to European Community 4,542 7,846 2,753 4,945 Countries 4,377 7,594 2,584 4,647 France 2,524 4,348 1,378 2,446 Belgium and Luxembourg 784 1,430 544 1,002 Netherlands 29 58 41 69 Fed. Rep. Germany 818 1,389 518 944 Irish Republic — — — — Denmark 45 48 — — Italy 177 321 102 186