Milk

HC Deb 31 March 1965 vol 709 cc232-3W

54. Sir M. Stoddart-Scott

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make plans for the rationing of milk in case of emergency.

Mr. John Mackie

Standing plans have long been in existence for the rationing of milk in a war emergency.

IMPORTS OF SHELLFISH INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM
	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964
	quantity "000 cwt.	value "000 £	quantity "000 cwt	value "000£	quantity "000 cwt.	value "000 £	quantity "000 cwt	value "000£	quantity "000 cwt.	value "000 £
Fresh, Chilled, frozen and simply preserved:
Fresh oysters	8	69	8	74	8	68	4	26	7	38
prawns	18	307	17	282	18	374	18	348	16	345
Other	50	95	34	102	44	90	29	61	48	98
Frozen	23	564	50	1,650	58	2,313	62	2,197	85	3,120
Other	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	5	47	3	30
Prepared and preserved:
Canned crab	47	2,117	38	1,686	44	2,114	33	1,612	49	2,501
lobster	4	253	3	140	4	187	2	149	3	201
prawns & shrimps	20	720	19	741	33	1,312	29	1,072	47	1,564
crawfish	1	36	—	1	—	2	n.s.r.	n.s.r.	n.s.r.	n.s.r.
Other including pastes	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	11	193	15	297
Other	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	29	716	41	961
TOTAL*	171	4,161	169	4,676	209	6,460	222	6,421	314	9,155
* Board of Trade identifiable coverage increased in 1963. Totals for previous years not comparable with totals from 1963 onwards.

n.a. = Not available.

— = Negligible.

n.s.r. = Not separately recorded. Included in line below.

Mr. Buchanan-Smith

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what were the quantity and value of

UNITED KINGDOM EXPORTS OF SHELLFISH
			Fresh, chilled, frozen and semi-preserved
Year	Fresh	Other	Prepared or preserved
			Quantity Th. cwt.	Value £	Quantity Th. cwt.	Value £	Quantity Th. cwt.	Value £
1960	…	…	20.5	436.1
1961	…	…	21.8	570.5	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
1962	…	…	22.3	652.2
1963	…	…	21.9	600.4	6.3	121.7	2.7	82.1
1964	…	…	25.4	757.0	9.1	222.3	2.6	74.0

N.A. = Not available.