§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what proportion of the world's sperm whale 490W catch is represented in the United Kingdom imports of products from this species; and for what purposes these products are imported.
§ Mr. BishopI regret that the information is not available in the form requested by the hon. Member. United Kingdom imports of sperm whale oil represented about 8 per cent, of world production in 1977, when small quantities of spermaceti and ambergris were also imported. These products are used mainly in the leather, engineering and cosmetics industries.