§ The Earl of Shrewsburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many pig producers have left the industry during the 12 months to 31 December 1999. [HL630]
§ Baroness HaymanInformation in the form requested is not available. The available information relates to the number of main holdings in England with pigs at the June agricultural census, which were estimated to be 10,207 at June 1998 and 9,453 at June
UK imports of pig-meat and pig-meat products from EU 1994–98 and January to October 1999 Pork Country 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Tonnes Jan–Oct 1999 Denmark 41,545 46,468 53,106 47,118 57,630 56,107 Irish Republic 20,415 32,859 32,486 30,613 34,211 26,862 France 19,145 26,058 29,076 29,636 26,110 21,640 Netherlands 10,355 21,879 29,150 19,928 22,277 28,437 Belgium 7,304 9,674 11,807 6,741 5,712 9,324 Germany 4,706 4,895 6,016 6,501 8,058 10,709 Spain 968 996 2,194 3,006 842 2,130 Others 130 934 2,638 1,397 668 3,096 Total 104,569 143,763 166,475 144,940 155,509 158,305
Bacon and ham Country 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Jan–Oct 1999 Denmark 117,241 113,518 110,887 117,321 106,457 79,074 Netherlands 88,905 89,289 130,648 99,839 105,033 89,552 Irish Republic 10,836 10,191 8,862 8,586 7,119 7,004 France 5,112 5,732 7,934 6,901 4,840 7,221 Germany 5,338 8,447 5,420 5,019 5,294 1,547 Italy 1,951 1,196 2,705 1,312 2,429 1,247 Belgium 717 2,588 1,788 755 640 434 Others 197 67 287 374 78 95 Total 230,298 231,029 268,531 240,108 231,890 186,175
Offal Country 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Jan–Oct 1999 Denmark 12,739 13,523 12,383 12,497 12,256 10,256 Irish Republic 2,812 3,499 1,280 1,453 2,074 1,914 France 2,658 2,331 1,089 1,076 1,406 632 Netherlands 1,920 1,394 1,244 980 1,245 1,388 Germany 382 141 217 92 688 235 Belgium 190 303 100 180 227 104 Others 64 155 149 289 286 291 Total 20,765 21,346 16,463 16,567 18,182 14,822 42WA
Meat and offal preparations Country 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Jan–Oct 1999 Denmark 35,609 31,856 30,759 28,604 32,092 16,747 Netherlands 31,329 30,740 33,656 27,152 30,973 17,355 Irish Republic 10,778 8,902 10,754 10,548 8,630 8,048 France 6,598 4,884 4,700 5,202 11,349 14,060 1999.Holdings can continue with the same activities even though they change ownership and conversely can change their activities while continuing in the same farming business.
§ The Earl of Shrewsburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
What was the annual tonnage of pig-meat and pig-meat products imported from countries in the European Union which import offal from the United Kingdom, for the last five years. [HL632]
§ Baroness HaymanOfficial overseas trade statistics show that the annual tonnage of pig-meat and pig-meat products imported by the UK from countries in the European Union for 1994–98 and January to October 1999 were as shown in the table below.
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Meat and offal preparations Country 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Jan–Oct 1999 Germany 9,623 7,914 5,809 7,596 6,744 5,651 Belgium 10,403 11,475 5,165 4,315 4,203 3,087 Italy 2,499 2,038 1,884 1,938 1,848 1,810 Spain 747 553 642 928 936 801 Others 6 12 100 189 228 243 Total 107,593 98,374 93,469 86,472 97,004 67,802