HC Deb 04 February 1982 vol 17 cc207-8W
27. Mr. Colin Shepherd

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what proportion of sheep production has been exported in the last years compared with the previous three years.

Mr. Buchanan-Smith

I regret that the necessary export trade figures are not yet available to enable us to provide the information requested for 1981. The following table gives the percentage of United Kingdom home-fed production represented by total live and carcase exports in the years 1978 to 1980:

Year Total exports as percentage of United Kingdom home-fed production
1978 21.6
1979 20.4
1980* 16.2

* based on provisional production data.