HC Deb 30 June 1980 vol 987 cc385-6W
Mr. Morgan

asked the Secretary of State for Trade what have been the percentage increases in the amount of (a) French and (b) Spanish potatoes imported into the United Kingdom in the course of this year up to the end of May, since the corresponding period in 1979.

Mr. Parkinson

Details of imports of potatoes from France and Spain are given in table III of the May 1979 and May 1980 issues of the Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom under SITC (R2) sub-group 054.1. Copies are in the

Total Bottled whisky Bulk blended Million proof gallons Bulk malt
January 1980 8.23 6.22 1.50 0.48
February 1980 9.36 6.73 1.78 0.83
March 1980 7.78 5.30 1.48 0.98
April 1980 6.32 4.31 1.31 0.68
May 1980 6.51 4.47 1.35 0.66

Library. Figures for the early months of 1979 may have been distorted by the effects of industrial disputes and should be interpreted with caution.