Meat (Trade with E.E.C. Countries)

HC Deb 05 July 1962 vol 662 cc74-5W

28. Mr. Scott-Hopkins

asked the President of the Board of Trade what is the total volume of trade in meat

UNITED KINGDOM TRADE IN MEAT WITH E.E.C. COUNTRIES
(tons)
—	Year 1961	January-April 1961	January-April 1962
Imports	U.K. Exports	Imports	U.K. Exports	Imports	U.K. Exports
W. Germany	(a)	179	890	96	436	18	477
	(b)	3,679	2,487	1,649	842	905	762
France	(a)	15	807	1	388	9	110
	(b)	863	207	272	82	294	73
Netherlands	(a)	9,588	734	2,998	195	2,845	452
	(b)	55,406	521	18,723	161	18,216	188
Belgium	(a)	564	1,528	346	407	23	415
	(b)	667	725	219	277	245	224
Luxembourg	(a)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Italy	(a)	26	48	13	32	15	54
	(b)	461	145	127	57	142	37
Total	(a)	10,372	4,007	3,454	1,458	2,910	1,508
	(b)	61,076	4,085	20,990	1,419	19,802	1,284
Grand Total		71,448	8,090	24,444	2,877	22,712	2,792
(a) Meat: fresh, chilled or frozen.	(b) Meat: other including meat preparations.

29. Mr. Scott-Hopkins

asked the President of the Board of Trade what steps he is taking to encourage specifically the export of meat from this country to the European Economic Community countries.

Mr. Erroll

My Department is in constant touch with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food concerning exports of agricultural and food products, including meat and meat products, and the same services are available for exporters of these as for other exports.