Irish Cattle (Imports)

HC Deb 06 November 1967 vol 753 cc58-9W

Mr. Elystan Morgan

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the total number of beef cattle which entered the United Kingdom from the Republic of Ireland in the months of August and September, 1967; and

IMPORTS FROM IRISH REPUBLIC
(Head)
			1966	1967
			August	September	August	September
Fat Cattle	…	…	9,597	21,290	252	1,386
Store Cattle	…	…	39,373	27,487	67,878	60,567
TOTAL BEEF CATTLE	…	…	48,970	48,777	68,130	61,953

Mr. Elystan Morgan

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the total number of in-calf heifers which entered the United Kingdom from the Republic of Ireland in the months of August and September of this year; and what was the corresponding figure for the same months last year.

Mr. Hoy

The Trade and Navigation Accounts figures do not show separately imports of heifers in first calf into the United Kingdom from the Republic of Ireland. Unofficial figures suggest, however, that imports were of the order of 1,300 head in the two months of August and September, 1966 and that imports in the same two months of this year were at much the same level.