§ Mrs. Margaret EwingTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list in theOfficial Report the total tonnage of cereal substitutes imported into the United Kingdom over each of the past 10 years.
§ Mr. Donald Thompson[holding answer 1 December 1987]: The total tonnage of materials on the European Commission list of cereal substitutes imported into the United Kingdom in each of the past ten years was as follows:
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'000 tonnes 1977 358 1978 365 1979 432 1980 519 1981 1,382 1982 2,129 1983 1,441
'000 tonnes 1984 1,048 1985 1,047 1986 1,028 Source: Her Majesty's Customs and Excise.