§ Mr. Hicksasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will give for each year since 1973 the quantity of New Zealand dairy products imported into the United Kingdom and the proportion those quantities represent of total United Kingdom requirements for these products in each year.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe information requested is as follows:
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Imports of main dairy products into the United Kingdom as a percentage of total United Kingdom requirements: 1973–1983 Year Product A*Quantity Imported(tonnes) B† UK Requirements(tonnes) (A) as a percent of (B) 1973 Butter ‡34,758 422,000 31.9 Cheese 47,529 324,000 14.7 Milk Powders 107 94,000 0.1 1974 Butter †113,304 497,000 22.8 Cheese 16,516 329,000 5.0 Milk Powders 101 104,000 0.1 1975 Butter ‡123,183 517,000 23.8 Cheese 30,401 351,000 8.1 Milk Powders 0 127,000 — 1976 Butter ‡122,632 447,000 27.4 Cheese 30,562 340,000 9.0 Milk Powders 0 118,000 — 1977 Butter ‡130,398 416,000 31.3 Cheese 13,193 309,000 4.3 Milk Powders 0 131,000 — 1978 Butter ‡129,958 385,000 33.8 Cheese 2,076 325,000 0.6 less than Milk Powders 3 228,000 0.1 1979 Butter ‡119,503 376,000 33.8 Cheese 101 350,000 0.02 less than Milk Powders 2 226,000 0.1 1980 Butter ‡107,971 352,000 30.7 Cheese 7,149 337,000 2.1 less than Milk Powders 2 97,000 0.1 1981 Butter ‡100,530 337,000 29.8 Cheese 7,964 344,000 2.3 Milk Powder 728 130,000 0.6 1982 Butter ‡99,152 328,000 30.2 Cheese 7,173 350,000 2.1 less than Milk Powder 64 126,000 0.1 1983 Butter ‡93,760 326,000 28.8 Cheese 9,242 345,000 2.7 less than Milk Powders 17 127,000 0.1 In addition to the foregoing products, small quantities of butteroil whey and condensed milk have been imported from New Zealand into the United Kingdom. Imports of such products totalised less than 20 tonnes
during the period in question. *Source—HM Customs and Excise General Trade Statistics. †The figures used are the estimates of offtake given in annual review White Papers for the years in question. These do not equate with consumption since changes in unrecorded stocks are not included in the calculation. Figures for 1983 are forecasts. ‡ Includes butter imported under Inward Processing Relief arrangements.