Butter and Milk (Imports)

HC Deb 01 July 1975 vol 894 c415W

Mr. Gwynfor Evans

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the monetary value of the butter and milk, respectively, imported into the United Kingdom between May 1974 and May 1975.

Mr. Strang

The values of United Kingdom imports of butter and milk in the year 1st May 1974 to 30th April 1975 are shown below:

	£
Butter not exceeding 85 per cent. fat	265,994,442
Fresh milk (milk and cream not exceeding 6 per cent. fat)	99,370

These figures do not take account of monetary compensatory arrangements which applied throughout the period.