HC Deb 06 December 1976 vol 922 c89W
Mr. Spearing

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will show by table in the Official Report the main sources and total amount of raw sugar imported for internal consumption into the United Kingdom under the Lomé Agreement and the comparable amounts he expects for the current year.

Mr. Bishop

The information asked for is as follows:

SHIPMENTS OF SUGAR UNDER THE LOME CONVENTION AND RELATED AGREEMENTS (EXPRESSED IN METRIC TONNES (WHITE SUGAR EQUIVALENT))
January-July 1975 June 1975-June 1976 July 1976-June 1977 Expected Arrivals*
Barbados 28,765 19,120 19,300
Fiji 28,424 135,074 163,600
Guyana 29,689 154,154 157,700
Jamaica 83,762 119,919 118,300
Malagasy 2,051 8,046
Malawi 20,003 20,000
Mauritius 65,454 421,581 552,650
Swaziland 25,241 114,302 116,400
Tanzania 10,125 10,000
Trinidad 54,321 68,937 69,000
Uganda 2,958 3,000
Belize 14,921 39,886 39,400
St. Kitts 7,809 17,647 14,800
India 21,618† 24,909† 25,000†
TOTAL 362,055 1,156,661 1,309,150
* Agreed quantities under the Convention and related agreements, for the year July-June 1976–77 taking account of (a) adjustments currently made by the Commission to agreed quantities following shortfalls in shipments in 1975–76, (b) quantities expected to be delivered to other Community countries.
† White sugar for further refining.

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