Mr. W. H. K. Bakerasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the annual production by value and weight of fishmeal in the United Kingdom in each of the past five years to the nearest convenient date.
§ Mr. John MackieThe production of fishmeal of feeding quality, including herring meal, in the calendar years 1964 to 1968 inclusive, to the nearest 1,000 tons in each year, was as follows:—
Tons 1964 … … … … 78,000 1965 … … … … 85,000 1966 … … … … 86,000 1967 … … … … 80,000 1968 … … … … 87,000 This Department does not collect statistics giving the value of this production; nor are statistics available to show the quantity or value of the very small proportion of fishmeal produced that is not of feeding quality and is used in the production of fertilisers.