HC Deb 02 February 1988 vol 126 cc568-9W
Mr. Nicholas Bennett

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the total tonnage of imports of New Zealand butter in each year since 1970, and the percentage of the total United Kingdom butter market that these imports represent in each year.

Mr. Donald Thompson

The information requested is as follows:

Year Quantity (tonnes) Percentage of United Kingdom butter market
1970 157,419 33
1971 146,749 33
1972 117,732 29
1973 131,953 31
1974 119,440 24
1975 123,955 24

Year Quantity (tonnes) Percentage of United Kingdom butter market
1976 122,626 27
1977 129,016 31
1978 129,779 32
1979 119,878 31
1980 104,832 30
1981 99,422 30
1982 99,152 33
1983 93,760 31
1984 89,110 31
1985 77,893 27
1986 76,238 27

Source: United Kingdom figures from Department of Trade and Industry Overseas Trade Statistics