HC Deb 25 October 1995 vol 264 cc690-1W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what have been the annual imports of prawns or shrimps from(a) Iceland, (b) Norway and (c) the Faroe Islands for each year since 1980 by volume and value. [37957]

Mr. Oppenheim

Information prior to 1988 can be obtained only at disproportionate cost. The available information is given in the following table.

UK imports of Prawns and Shrimps
Iceland Norway Faroe Islands
£ million Tonnes £ million Tonnes £ million Tonnes
1988 25 4,751 19 3,750 4 835
1989 22 4,162 29 6,075 6 1,329
1990 21 4,735 24 5,734 6 1,390
1991 28 7,244 20 5,118 6 1,470
1992 36 8,220 27 6,707 6 1,551
1993 42 9,559 25 6,361 6 1,346
1994 59 13,036 20 4,527 2 533

Source:

Overseas trade statistics of the United Kingdom.

Shrimps and prawns are classified to codes 030623, 030613, and 160520 of the harmonised Commodity coding system.

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