§ Mr. Scott-Hopkinsasked the President of the Board of Trade what is the total figure of imported butter, milk powder, cheese and fresh cream up to the latest convenient date; what percentage this is of the total national consumption; and what was the country of origin of these imported commodities.
§ Mr. MaudlingThe following is the information available:
UNITED KINGDOM IMPORTS OF BUTTER, MILK POWDER, CHEESE AND FRESH CREAM Country of Consignment (a) January-March, 1960 January-March, 1961 cwts. cwts. Australia 848,181 656,293 New Zealand 1,776,419 1,558,290 Irish Republic 14,178 173,492 Finland 91,635 44,294 Denmark 501,356 469,212 Poland 103,433 59,952 Netherlands 109,522 119,718 France 10,949 145,843 Argentine Republic 88,680 175,949 Other countries 152,065 140,284 3,696,418 3,543,327 Imports as a percentage of imports plus home production (b) per cent. per cent. 78.2 75.3 (a) Statistics are collected on a basis of country of consignment and do not, necessarily, relate to country of origin. (b) Total consumption figures are not available for periods of less than a year.