§ Sir Michael SpicerTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how much frozen beef was imported to the UK by country of origin, in each of the last five years; and in each case what was the percentage of total UK consumption. [124623]
§ Ms Quin[holding answer 5 June 2000]The following table shows the volume of frozen beef imported into the United Kingdom, as recorded by the Overseas Trade Statistics from 1995 to 1999. The import figures have been converted to carcase weight equivalent for comparison with consumption figures. The imports are shown by country of despatch which is not necessarily the country of origin. 455W
UK Imports of frozen beef by country 1995 1996 1997 1998 19991 Country Imports of frozen beef ThT CWE Imports as a percentage of beef available for human consumption Imports of frozen beef ThT CWE Imports as a percentage of beef available for human consumption Imports of frozen beef ThT CWE Imports as a percentage of beef available for human consumption Imports of frozen beef ThT CWE Imports as a percentage of beef available for human consumption Imports of frozen beef ThT CWE Imports as a percentage of beef available for human consumption South Africa — — 2.2 0.3 — — — — — — U.S.A. 1.1 0.1 1.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 — — Other 2.0 0.2 1.7 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 Total 82.2 9.1 58.6 8.0 63.6 7.4 39.5 4.6 44.7 4.8 Total beef available for human consumption 902.9 732.4 856.6 858.2 936.0 1 Provisional 2 Republic of Ireland data supplied by Irish C.S.O. Notes:
ThT—Thousand tonnes.
CWE—Carcase weight equivalent.
1. Prepared by: Statistics (Commodities and Food) Division, Economics and Statistics Group, MAFF.
2. 1999 and 2000 data are provisional and subject to amendment.
Source:
H.M. Customs and Excise.