§ Mr. Shepherdasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will set out in the Official Report the numbers of beef calves exported to EEC 279W countries and third countries for the years 1973, 1974, 1975 and to date for 1976, identifying main destinations where practicable.
§ Mr. BishopThe information requested is complete up to and including October
UNITED KINGDOM EXPORT OF BEEF CALVES Quantity=Numbers (head) January-October 1973 1974 1975 1976 Total EEC of which: … 20,866 12,779 129,994 191,152 Netherlands … 259 — 2,790 14,594 Belgium/Luxembourg … 2,979 — 44,055 39,750 West Germany … … — 303 235 France … 5,868 1 38,699 85,891 Italy … 509 — 19,658 40,102 Irish Republic … 11,251 12,778 24,489 10,580 Third Countries of which: … 7,706 177 319 160 Greece … 6,789 177 141 — Canary Islands … 757 — — — Spain … 160 — — — Lebanon … — — 137 — Iran … — — — 160 Total … 28,572 12,956 130,313 191,312