§ Mr. Spearingasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what proportion of the United Kingdom market 708W for each of the principal foodstuffs was supplied by other EEC countries in 1970; and what was the proportion of the latest period of 12 months.
§ Mr. Buchanan-Smith[pursuant to his reply, 21 November 1979, c. 230]: The information requested is set out below:
IMPORTS FROM EEC AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM NEW SUPPLY* Commodity 1970 per cent. 1978 per cent. Beef and veal 10 22 Pork 1 4 Mutton and lamb † † Bacon and ham 51 56 Butter 31 42 Cheese 19 32 Eggs 1 1 Sugar 5 11 Wheat‡§ 5 12 Barley§ 1 4 Potatoes≑ 2 2 Apples 11 35 *Total new supply relates to production plus imports less exports, and includes any supplies for feed and industrial use. † Less than ½ per cent. ‡Includes the wheat equivalent of flour imports and exports. §Imports have been adjusted for transshipment. ≑ Exports of processed potato products have not been taken into account.