Bees and Bee Products

HC Deb 11 January 1989 vol 144 c691W

Mr. Allen

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what has been the balance of trade in bees and bee products for each of the years since 1979 in standard prices; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Alan Clark

Trade in bees is not separately identified in theOverseas Trade Statistics. The only bee product that is separately identified is honey; figures which are only available at current prices are given in the table.

Balance of trade in honey 1979–88
value in £ million
	Imports	Exports	Balance
1989	9.7	1.5	-8.2
1980	8.6	1.3	-7.3
1381	9.2	1.0	-8.2
1982	11.6	1.5	-10.1
1983	12.7	1.5	-11.2
1984	13.3	1.8	-11.5
1985	12.1	2.2	-9.9
1986	11.6	1.5	-10.1
1987	13.8	1.7	-12.1
11988	10.7	1.2	-9.5

Source: Overseas Trade Statistics.

Notes:

1. (i) Figures for 1987 and 1988 are provisional.
2. (ii) Exports valued at fob, imports cif.

¹ January to November.