Fish (Hansard, 6 December 1967)

§ Mr. Prior
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what tonnage of fish has remained unsold for human consumption in 1967.

§ Mr. Hoy
During the ten months January to October some 25,000 tons of demersal fish remained unsold for human consumption in the United Kingdom.

§ Mr. Prior
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the value of fresh and frozen fish imported from the European Free Trade Association and Common Market countries in 1967; and how this compares with the previous five years.

§ Mr. Hoy
The values of fresh and frozen fish imports from the European Free Trade Association and the European Economic Community in January-September, 1967, and in the corresponding periods of the previous five years were as follows:—

§ Mr. Hoy
The precise information is not available, but the following are the average values of demersal fish landed by British vessels in Great Britain, some 90 per cent. of which is landed at major ports.