HC Deb 26 January 1989 vol 145 c702W
Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he has any estimate of the volume of meat imports landed in Great Britain having been shipped from Northern Ireland; and what percentage of such imports originated in the Republic of Ireland.

Mr. Donald Thompson

Figures are not available, since customs data is not collected on movement of goods within the United Kingdom.

Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is his estimate of the volume of beef landed at Stranraer which orginated in the Republic of Ireland.

Mr. Donald Thompson

Stranraer is an internal port receiving only consignments from Northern Ireland and customs data is not collected on movement of goods within the United Kingdom. Goods imported from the Republic of Ireland via the Larne-Stranraer route would have been recorded as imports into the United Kingdom when they entered Northern Ireland.

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