§ Mr. Parryasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) if he will publish in theOfficial Reportthe amount of green beans imported from the United States of America in each of the past three years to the latest available date;
(2) what quantity of green beans has been imported into the United Kingdom in each of the past three years; and from which countries.
§ Mr. BishopUnited Kingdom imports of green beans, i.e., beans of the species phaseolus—over the past three years have been as follows:
1974 1975 (tonnes)1976 Kenya 583 904 640 Spain* 772 886 334 France 128 53 32 Cyprus 6 32 87 Italy 30 35 2 Egypt 16 43 39 Netherlands 16 20 21 Sudan 21 — — Ethiopia 21 5 — United States — 15 — Malawi 3 4 9 Zambia 8 — — Senegal 5 3 — South Africa 5 3 8 Morocco — 6 — Others† 6 9 9 1,620 2,018 1,181 *Including the Canary Islands. †Countries sending less than five tonnes in each of the three years. There have been no imports from the United States of America during 1977 up to 30th September, the latest date for which figures are available.