HC Deb 15 November 1976 vol 919 c395W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will list the total amounts of imports of table wines into the United Kingdom during 1975 from each of the following countries: (a) France, (b) Germany, (c) Italy and (d) Spain.

Mr. Meacher

Table wine is not specifically defined in the overseas trade statistics but imports of some relevant types of wine in 1975 were as follows:

Sparkling and semi-sparkling wines Thousand gallons Light wines (of an actual alcoholic strength between 8.5° and 15°)
France 1,327 11,811
West Germany 123 4,239
Italy 942 5,527
Spain 83 5,873

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