HC Deb 16 July 1962 vol 663 c17W
79. Mr. Give Bossom

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will state the volume of imports of sterilised cream from Denmark in each of the calendar years from 1958 to 1961; and what proportion of the total volume sold in the United Kingdom was supplied by Denmark in 1958 and 1961.

Mr. Vane

Imports of sterilised cream into the United Kingdom from Denmark were as follows:

1958 745 tons
1959 2,142 tons
1960 4,178 tons
1961 7,872 tons

In 1958 and 1961 imports from Denmark were 6 per cent. and 42 per cent., respectively, of total supplies in the United Kingdom.