Mr. Tom Ellisasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what quantities of frozen Chinese rabbit meat have been imported during each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerSeparate figures on imports of frozen rabbit meat are not available. Total imports of rabbit meat from China, most of which would have been frozen, were as follows:
Metric Tonnes 1977 8,680 1978 9,417 1979 9,036 1980 6,091 1981 n/a
Mr. Tom Ellisasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether the importation of frozen Chinese rabbit meat is banned by any of the EEC countries.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerAs there is no European Community regime for rabbit meat, national measures apply. There are no United Kingdom restrictions on the import of rabbit meat either on public health or on animal health grounds. Information for other member States is not readily available.
Mr. Tom Ellisasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what quantity of rabbit meat has been produced in Great Britain for human consumption during each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerIt is estimated that total production was about 4,000 tonnes per annum, most of which would have been destined for human consumption.