HC Deb 12 February 1973 vol 850 cc256-7W
Mr. Shore

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the value and volume of British imports and exports of sugar in each year from

IMPORTS
Raw Sugar Refined Sugar
Volume ('000 tons) Value (£'000) Volume ('000 tons) Value (£'000)
U.K. E.E.C. U.K. E.E.C. U.K. E.E.C. U.K. E.E.C.
1967 … 2,104.2 509.9 91,892.0 25,233.8 47.9 276.2 1,232.0 5,675.4
1968 … 1,959.5 417.5 92,353.0 25,244.2 53.1 188.2 1,580.0 5,570.8
1969 … 2,056.7 382.2 99,986.0 25,033.8 49.3 81.5 1,974.0 2,901.7
1970 … 1,799.8 412.5 94,556.0 30,310.0 245.7 48.0 9,433.0 2,037.5
1971 … 1,911.4 398.8 100,352.0 29,500.9 168.2 23.5 7,944.0 1,287.5
1972 … 2031.5 n.a. 125,957.0 n.a. 89.5 n.a. 7,001.0 n.a.
EXPORTS
Raw Sugar Refined Sugar
Volume ('000 tons) Value (£'000) Volume ('000 tons) Value (£'000)
U.K.* E.E.C. U.K.* E.E.C. U.K. E.E.C. U.K. E.E.C.
1967 … — 88.7 — 3,479.3 322.3 266.8 9,067.0 11,400.0
1968 … — 136.9 — 2,581.3 202.9 636.2 6,237.0 19,368.3
1969 … — 13.2 — 226.3 200.4 428.0 8,165.0 16,220.0
1970 … — 78.9 — 2,520.0 186.4 673.0 8,822.0 31,024.2
1971 … — 4.5 — 230.4 235.0 808.5 12,444.0 48,088.8
1972 … — n.a. — n.a. 298.5 n.a. 20,484.0 n.a.
* United Kingdom exports of raw sugar are negligible.

Source:

United Kingdom—Customs and Excise Trade Statistics.

E.E.C.—Foreign Analytical Tables, Trade.

Mr. David Clark

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is his estimate of the increase in the retail price of sugar in July 1973, following the phasing-out of subsidies under the agreement with the EEC in January 1973.

Mrs. Fenner

The present consumer subsidy is £15 per ton, which is equivalent to about 1½p on a 2 1b. packet of granulated sugar.

1952 1962 1972
"Ordinary" or "pasteurised" milk, per pint … … 2.6 3.4 5.3
Bread, 1¾ 1b. unwrapped white loaf … … 3.0* 5.4 10.1
* The "household loaf" was the nearest equivalent.

Source:

Milk—Maximum prices prescribed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

Bread—Department of Employment.

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