§ Mr. Pardoeasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will state the United Kingdom's stocks of all cheeses in tons at the end of December, 1968, 1967, and 1966; and if he will give comparable figures for each of the last six months of 1968.
§ Mr. HoyIt is not the practice to disclose the stockholdings of individual countries but the following are particulars of stocks of cheese from all sources (in tons).
1966 1967 December December 41,400 51,200 1968 July August September October November 77,200 73,400 71,900 71,100 73,500 Full details for December 1968 are not yet available.
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§ Mr. Pardoeasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will state the numbers of tons of cheese produced in the United Kingdom in 1968, 1967 and 1966.
§ Mr. HoyThe quantities of cheese produced in the United Kingdom in 1968, 1967 and 1966 were 117,800, 120,000 and 106,800 tons respectively.
§ Mr. Pardoeasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on his efforts to secure voluntary limitation of cheese imports into the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. HoyI would refer the hon. Member to the reply given yesterday to the hon. Member for Torrington (Mr. Peter Mills).—[Vol. 776, c. 466.]