HC Deb 14 March 1968 vol 760 cc359-60W
Mr. Alasdair Mackenzie

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what were the total interest charges for farmers in the years from 1954–55 to 1964–65, both years inclusive.

Mr. Hoy

Excluding interest charges for landlord-type functions, interest paid

TABLE I—IMPORTS OF FRESH AND CHILLED TROUT INTO THE U.K. FOR THE YEARS 1963–1967
Country 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967
of Origin Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value
Cwt. £ Cwt. £ Cwt. £ Cwt. £ Cwt. £
Irish Republic 895 16,419 1,822 33,246 1,008 20,152 1,858 41,015 1,438 28,251
Denmark 13,431 230,073 13,364 234,395 14,356 230,810 13,321 230,491 15,861 272,600
Japan 1 306 6,058
Norway 26 691 554 4,459 851 7,108 367 4,328 348 5,884
Sweden 44 1,036
Others 12 233 10 346 36 831 11 126 3 75
TOTAL 14,364 247,416 15,750 272,446 16,251 258,901 15,557 275,961 18,000 313,904

NOTE: Figures are not available for imports of frozen or smoked trout, which are not distinguished from other frozen or smoked fish imports in the Customs and Excise returns.

Table II—Imports of Trout Eggs into the United Kingdom for the years 1963–1967
Country of origin 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967
Denmark 3,850,000 2,216,000 1,590,000 1,700,000 2,380,000
France 300,000 500,000 500,000
Norway 150,000
Poland 100,000 50,000 50,000
U.S.A. 2,000 100,000
New Zealand 50,000
Total 4,252,000 2,216,000 2,390,000 2,250,000 2,430,000

NOTE: value figures for imports are not available. At current rates there is a price range of from 15s. to £2 10s. 0d. per 1,000 eggs according to quality and country of origin.

by farmers on borrowings from banks, finance houses and merchants is estimated as follows:

Years beginning 14th June £ million
1954–55 14½
1955–56 16
1956–57 17½
1957–58 19
1958–59 18
1959–60 20
1960–61 23
1961–62 23½
1962–63 19½
1963–64 20
1964–65 25