§ Mr. Oakesasked the President of the Board of Trade what was the amount and value of bones and hides for industrial purposes imported from countries where foot-and-mouth disease is endemic in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. DellImports of bones and hides from countries from which imports of meat were temporarily suspended on 4th December, 1967, were:
Bones* tons £'000 c.i.f. 1964 60,942 2,031 1965 71,958 2,738 1966 59,862 2,889 1967 64,492 2,885 1968 74,910 3,501 Hides† tons £'000 c.i.f. 1964 21,515 4,384 1965 22,342 4,398 1966 21,654 5,078 1967 16,884 3,666 1968 16,999 4,006 * Including bone meal and powder. † Bovine and equine hides; excludes calf and other skins.