§ Mr. TylerTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) what is the projected trade deficit for flowers and ornamental plants in the year 1992–93; and what it was for each of the years from 1987–88 to 1991–92, shown for EC countries and non-EC countries and displayed as a percentage of the total food deficit;
(2) what is the projected trade deficit for sheep and goats in the year 1992–93; and what it was for each of the years from 1987–88 to 1991–92, shown for EC countries and non-EC countries and displayed as a percentage of the total food deficit;
(3) what is the projected trade deficit for rye and maslin in the year 1992–93; and what it was for each of the years from 1987–88 to 1991–92, shown for EC countries and non-EC countries and displayed as a percentage of the total food deficit;
(4) what is the projected trade deficit for barley in the year 1992–93; and what it was for each of the years from 1987–88 to 1991–92, shown for EC countries and non-EC countries and displayed as a percentage of the total food deficit;
217W(5) what is the projected trade deficit for sugarbeet in the year 1992–93; and what it was for each of the years from 1987–88 to 1991–92, shown for EC countries and non-EC countries and displayed as a percentage of the total food deficit;
(6) what is the projected trade deficit for cattle including calves in the year 1992–93; and what it was for each of the years from 1987–88 to 1991–92, shown for EC countries and non-EC countries and displayed as a percentage of the total food deficit;
(7) what is the projected trade deficit for milk in the year 1992–93; and what it was for each of the years from 1987–88 to 1991–92, shown for EC countries and non-EC countries and displayed as a percentage of the total food deficit;
(8) what is the projected trade deficit for wool in the year 1992–93; and what it was for each of the years from 1987–88 to 1991–92, shown for EC countries and non-EC countries and displayed as a percentage of the total food deficit;
(9) what is the projected trade deficit for pulses in the year 1992–93; and what it was for each of the years from 1987–88 to 1991–92, shown for EC countries and non-EC countries and displayed as a percentage of the total food deficit;
(10) what is the projected trade deficit for wheat and spelt in the year 1992–93; and what it was for each of the years from 1987–88 to 1991–92, respectively shown for EC countries and non-EC countries and displayed as a percentage of the total food deficit;
(11) what is the projected trade deficit for fresh vegetables in the year 1992–93; and what it was for each of the years from 1987–88 to 1991–92, shown for EC countries and non-EC countries and displayed as a percentage of the total food deficit;
(12) what is the projected trade deficit for seeds in the year 1992–93; and what it was for each of the years from 1987–88 to 1991–92, shown for EC countries and non-EC countries and displayed as a percentage of the total food deficit;
(13) what is the projected trade deficit for poultry in the year 1992–93; and what it was for each of the years from 1987–88 to 1991–92, shown for EC countries and non-EC countries and displayed as a percentage of the total food deficit;
(14) what is the projected trade deficit for nursery plants in the year 1992–93; and what it was for each of the years from 1987–88 to 1991–92, shown for EC countries and non-EC countries and displayed as a percentage of the total food deficit;
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Balance of overseas trade (£ millions) 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 (to August) EC Non-EC EC Non-EC EC Non-EC EC Non-EC EC Non-EC EC Non-EC Cattle (including calves) -25.6 1.4 -65.9 0.8 -25.2 0.1 -35.6 -1.0 -3.4 -0.7 11.3 -0.4 Sheep and goats 9.2 -0.8 20.7 -0.5 23.2 -0.1 21.3 0.1 33.7 0.0 23.3 0.0 Pigs 3.4 1.1 4.2 1.8 9.6 2.2 12.3 3.5 20.8 3.5 20.8 1.7 Poultry 5.2 6.5 7.4 6.3 8.7 8.8 11.6 8.9 15.9 10.3 11.1 7.8 Equines 56.0 33.1 4.7 -13.3 -28.6 -20.5 -53.3 -2.7 -1.7 3.6 -13.0 6.7 Milk -11.9 2.4 -9.4 4.2 9.6 3.7 13.8 6.1 33.2 5.6 9.3 1.7 Eggs 7.2 1.3 7.0 2.0 3.2 1.9 -19.8 2.0 -3.1 3.2 1.5 1.9 Wheat, spelt and meslin 11.0 77.6 -41.0 -17.0 76.2 125.7 149.8 183.0 304.0 28.4 143.7 58.5 Barley 91.0 84.4 48.1 97.6 13.8 197.5 71.6 78.8 130.5 34.7 67.6 34.7 Rye -2.8 -0.1 -3.5 0.0 -1.9 0.0 -1.6 -0.1 -1.4 0.0 -1.3 0.0 Oats 0.2 0.0 -0.7 -0.1 0.6 0.2 -0.5 -0.1 1.2 0.0 4.3 -0.1 Fresh vegetables (excluding potatoes, pulses, hops and sugar beet) -369.8 -112.1 -379.4 -129.0 -416.4 -123.2 -456.6 -152.9 -470.5 -157.3 -365.2 -66.7 Potatoes -36.9 -12.6 -21.2 -20.2 -30.6 -16.8 -24.1 -26.8 -17.0 -20.9 13.5 -32.1 (15) what is the projected trade deficit for oats and summer cereal mixture in the year 1992–93; and what it was for each of the years from 1987–88 to 1991–92, shown for EC countries and non-EC countries and displayed as a percentage of the total food deficit;
(16) what is the projected trade deficit for oil seeds and oleaginous fruit except olives in the year 1992–93; and what it was for each of the years from 1987–88 to 1991–92, shown for EC countries and non-EC countries and displayed as a percentage of the total food deficit;
(17) what is the projected trade deficit for potatoes in the year 1992–93; and what it was for each of the years from 1987–88 to 1991–92, shown for EC countries and non-EC countries and displayed as a percentage of the total food deficit;
(18) what is the projected trade deficit for fresh fruit in the year 1992–93; and what it was for each of the years from 1987–88 to 1991–92, shown for EC countries and non-EC countries and displayed as a percentage of the total food deficit;
(19) what is the projected trade deficit for equines in the year 1992–93; and what it was for each of the years from 1987–88 to 1991–92, shown for EC countries and non-EC countries and displayed as a percentage of the total food deficit;
(20) what is the projected trade deficit for pigs in the year 1992–93; and what it was for each of the years from 1987–88 to 1991–92, shown for EC countries and non-EC countries and displayed as a percentage of the total food deficit;
(21) what is the projected trade deficit for eggs in the year 1992–93; and what it was for each of the years from 1987–88 to 1991–92, shown for EC countries and non-EC countries and displayed as a percentage of the total food deficit;
(22) what is the projected trade deficit for hops in the year 1992–93; and what it was for each of the years from 1987–88 to 1991–92, shown for EC countries and non-EC countries and displayed as a percentage of the total food deficit.
§ Mr. CurryThe table shows figures for the United Kingdom trade balance for the commodity groups requested. However, there is no official information available on trade in "summer cereal mixture" and maslin is only recorded with wheat in the overseas trade statistics. The figures are on a calendar year basis, the form in which they are most readily available. Figures are also given for trade in "Food, Feed and Drink", the Ministry's standard aggregate, but comparisons with this aggregate in percentage terms would not be meaningful. There is no readily available aggregate dealing only with food items.
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1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 (to August) EC Non-EC EC Non-EC EC Non-EC EC Non-EC EC Non-EC EC Non-EC Pulses (dried) 79.7 -78.2 23.9 50.5 73.6 -71.2 26.9 -61.3 30.8 43.1 11.7 -24.7 Hops -1.9 -1.7 -1.6 -1.5 1.5 -1.7 4.5 -1.5 -1.1 -1.8 1.1 -0.5 Sugar beet 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fresh fruit (excluding nuts) -453.1 -460.3 -447.6 -494.6 -553.4 -482.6 -578.4 -587.3 -575.0 -606.5 -388.5 -488.4 Oil seeds -53.7 -115.1 -56.0 -129.8 -58.8 -143.3 -31.6 -174.2 -37.2 -134.3 -59.7 -82.1 Wool 12.1 -173.8 6.2 -118.1 17.8 -104.6 29.5 -71.8 17.8 -38.0 17.8 -43.9 Seeds -27.7 -6.3 -22.3 -6.3 -22.7 -8.2 -21.9 -7.4 -22.8 -8.7 -13.7 -6.1 Flowers and ornamental plants -101.4 -27.8 -119.4 -31.6 -147.7 -35.5 -157.5 -39.4 -154.0 -47.2 -97.6 -34.0 Nursery plants -78.5 -4.5 -86.4 -4.6 -92.1 -4.7 -103.6 -4.5 -104.4 -4.2 -67.0 -1.7 Food, feed and drink -3,395.7 -1.714.0 -3.866.5 -1,826.4 -4,109.2 -1,424.6 -4,394.2 -1,552.1 -3,725.5 -1,709.4 -2,700.3 -1,302.3