§ Mr. George Cunninghamasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food why he has not yet replied to a letter dated 30th May from the hon. Member for Islington, South and Finsbury, about the Government's policy on whales.
§ Mr. BishopI replied to my hon. Friend on Friday 22nd July.
Metric tons 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 EEC (8) … 134,504 129,473 129,174 180,143 322,000 360,082 271,079 New Zealand … 157,414 146,743 117,728 131,948 119,435 123,954 122,626 Other Sources … 101,894 97,075 97,646 20,069 566 154 97 Totals … 393,812 373,291 344,548 332,160 442,001 484,190 393,802 SourceOverseas Trade Account.
36WUnited Kingdom at the June census for each of the years 1970 to 1976 was as follows:
'000 head 1970 … … … … 953 1971 … … … … 984 1972 … … … … 960 1973 … … … … 1,015 1974 … … … … 889 1975 … … … … 814 1976 … … … … 884 The results of the full census in June 1977 are not yet available, but the results of the sample survey conducted at 1st April showed a breeding herd of 827,000 head, 1½ per cent. below the level of April 1976.