§ Mr. Geraint Howellsasked the Secretary of State for Trade (1) how many live cattle were imported from Northern Ireland in 1977; and what were the corresponding numbers for the last 10 years;
(2) how many live cattle were imported from Ireland in 1977; and what were the corresponding numbers for the last 10 years.
§ Mr. MeacherInformation on imports into Great Britain from Northern Ireland572W is not available from the United Kingdom Overseas Trade Statistics. Following are figures of the numbers of live cattle (a) sent from Northern Ireland to Great Britain and (b) imported into the United Kingdom from the Irish Republic:
(a) Sent from Northern Ireland to Great Britain* (b) United Kingdom imports from Irish Republic† 1968 110,168 620,107 1969 102,500 553,865 1970 83,003 523,173 1971 94,489 618,596 1972 52,849 491,938 1973 45,988 341,128 1974 58,239 381,263 1975 76,424 501,644 1976 20.855 229,271 1977 1,266 304,036 Sources: * Northern Ireland Department of Agriculture (figures exclude cattle imported on direct consignment from the Irish Republic). † Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom (SITC (Rev 1) sub-group 001.1—live animals of the bovine species).