§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will outlaw the addition of colouring matter to chicken feed designed to brighten the colour of the egg yolk.
§ Mr. MacleanRegulation of these colouring matters is a matter for agreement within the EC. The continued use of one of the principal colourants is currently being examined by expert committees both in the EC and also in this country.
Imports of bananas into the European Community 1984–88 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 Total 2,289,843 2,396,683 2,635,305 2,608,659 2,933,007 of which Community Producers tonnes 712,002 697,897 860,494 681,554 690,572 per cent. 31 29 32 26 23 ACP Producers tonnes 335,997 413,395 445,065 456,623 513,707 per cent. 15 17 17 18 18 Dollar Producers tonnes 1,204,265 1,253,589 1,255,897 1,366,017 1,642,595 per cent. 52 53 48 52 56 Other tonnes 37,579 31,802 73,849 104,465 86,133 per cent. 2 1 3 4 3 Source: Eurostat.
Note:—Eurostat data does not include imports from the Canary Islands for 1984 and 1985 and for imports from Madeira throughout the period Estimates of such imports from FAO data have been added to the Eurostat data to give comparable coverage. In the breakdown such imports. are included under Community Producers.