HC Deb 28 April 1981 vol 3 cc390-1W
Mr. Gwilym Roberts

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what are the latest figures available for sugar imports from the European Economic Community; what are the comparable figures for the last 10 years; and whether there will be any increase in European Economic Community imports arising from United Kingdom production loss due to the closure of British Sugar Corporation factories at Ely, Felstead, Nottingham, and Selby.

Mr. Peter Walker

[pursuant to his reply, 27 April 1981]: British Sugar Corporation is closing these factories to bring its processing capacity into line with the quantity of beet being supplied to it and with the production quota fixed for the United Kingdom under the common agricultural policy. It follows that the closures should not lead to any loss in production or increase in imports.