HC Deb 23 July 1982 vol 28 cc315-6W
1981. Mr. Morgan

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many live cattle and how many tonnes of beef and veal were imported into the United Kingdom from the Republic of Ireland during (a) 1980 and (b)

Mr. Buchanan-Smith

The information requested is given in the following table. I regret that import figures for August 1981 are not yet available.

United Kingdom Imports* of Live Cattle and of Beef and Veal from the Republic of Ireland
1980 †1981
Live Bovine animals (number, thousands) 208.8 128.9
Beef and Veal:
fresh, chilled or frozen (thousand tonnes) 158.9 91.1
prepared or preserved (thousands tonnes) 7.8 7.7
* Sources: Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom.
† Excluding August 1981.

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