§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo 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. OppenheimInformation 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.
691WShrimps and prawns are classified to codes 030623, 030613, and 160520 of the harmonised Commodity coding system.