§ Mr. HayesTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what volume in tonnes of(a) shelled eggs and (b) whole egg powder was imported into the United Kingdom in the last 10 years for which figures are available; and from which countries. [138076]
§ Mr. BradshawThe following table shows UK imports of(a) shell eggs and (b) whole egg powder between 1993 and 2002.
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UK imports of birds' eggs, in shell and powdered, 1993–2002 Tonnes Product/country 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 USA 2 6 3 4 83 53 130 864 1,087 2,020 Italy 4 1 1 — 68 — 10 31 1,591 103 Sweden — 0 — 248 — 16 160 36 11 120 Austria — — 74 — — — — — 65 85 Portugal — — — — — — — — — 104 Other 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 28 Eggs in shell total 14,771 23,670 21,382 23,299 17,681 13,522 15,997 36,760 43,692 48,864 Egg powder France 1,375 1,679 1,305 1,688 1,879 2,472 2,122 2,015 1,961 3,027 Netherlands 983 1,305 1,561 1,601 1,813 1,807 2,020 1,709 2,030 1,531 Belgium-Lux 222 182 273 287 178 198 523 273 337 1,717 USA 98 169 151 225 295 482 184 473 313 186 Denmark 155 138 100 192 229 224 195 211 535 541 Italy 4 56 197 147 334 243 75 44 45 50 Germany 156 107 150 50 98 113 108 97 78 154 Sweden 12 2 3 2 — 5 56 135 187 107 Austria — — — — — — 0 — — 214 Other 61 0 0 28 181 42 16 40 2 37 Egg powder total 3,065 3,639 3,741 4,219 5,007 5,586 5,299 4,997 5,488 7,563 Source:
HM Customs and Excise
Data prepared by Statistics (Commodities and Food) Consultancy Trade and IT, ESD, DEFRA