HC Deb 15 June 1959 vol 607 cc1-2W
3. Mr. Hector Hughes

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will state the number and value of Irish cattle imported into Great Britain from the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland, respectively, during each of the last 10 years.

Mr. Godber

There are no official figures of imports of cattle into Great Britain, but information available to my Ministry gives approximate figures which I am circulating below in the OFFICIAL REPORT. NO information is available as to the value of these cattle but the total value of imports of cattle from the Irish Republic into the United Kingdom in 1958 was about £37½ million.

APPROXIMATE NUMBERS OF CATTLE SHIPPED FROM NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE IRISH REPUBLIC INTO GREAT BRITAIN
Year Irish Republic to Great Britain (shipped direct) Northern Ireland to Great Britain (including cattle imported from Irish Republic via Northern Ireland)
(000 head) (000 head)
1949 … 297 239
1950 … 317 267
1951 … 284 305
1952 … 257 284
1953 … 221 313
1954 … 395 313
1955 … 447 224
1956 … 413 303
1957 … 507 327
1958 … 433 238