§ Mr. David Clarkasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what
tons 1970 1971 1972 1973 January to February March January to February March January to February March January to February only Imports Maincrop … … 61 2,466 41 31 — — — New … … 4,653 13,401 4,699 11,942 5,685 19,636 6,390 Seed … … 3,588 580 2,521 858 3,697 1,385 1,216 Exports Maincrop … … 6,323 5,328 9,951 5,883 7,601 2,430 23,555 New … … — — — — — — — Seed … … 27,459 5,348 21,238 3,478 27,756 5,395 28,269 Imports of maincrop potatoes are not normally permitted.