§ Mr. Prenticeasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food by how much the following countries' exports of sugar have increased since the invitation to apply for quotas from the Lomé agreement in 1974 (a) Fiji, (b) Belize, (c) Swaziland, (d) Malawi and (e) Zimbabwe, since it was given its CSA quota of 25,000 tonnes.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithPart(e) of this question does not arise because Zimbabwe's quota of 25,000 tonnes under the Lomé convention does not come into effect until 1 July this year. The remaining information requested is set out below:
'000 tonnes raw value 1974 1981 Total exports Exports to EC Total exports Exports to EC Fiji 266.3 127.6 414.2 189.7 Belize 87.6 30.2 95.3 43.7 Swaziland 190.1 105.8 344.9 123.7 Malawi 18.3 2.4 131.4 21.0 Source:
1. International Sugar Agreement statistics.
2. Exports for each of the intervening years may be found in the International Sugar Organisation Year Book which is available in the Library of the House.
§ Mr. Bodyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has any information whether the Commission of the European Economic Community has plans to increase the total imports of sugar under the Lomé
Export Refund to European 3rd Countries (including USSR) p per lb (deadweight) Fresh/chilled Beef and Veal Frozen Beef and Veal CCT No Live cattle and calves 01.02. AII: 02.01. AII: 02.01 AII: a) 1 carcases a) 2 fore-quarters a) 3 hind-quarters a) 4aa) bone-in cuts a) 4bb) boneless cuts b) 1 carcases b) 2 fore-quarters b) 3 hind-quarters b) 4aa) bone-in cuts b) 4bb) boneless cuts i) male animals *20.68 43.47 32.62 54.32 26.02 44.12 32.82 24.69 41.31 24.69 34.21 ii) female animals *18.77 34.59 26.02 43.16 26.02 44.12 32.82 24.69 41.31 24.69 34.21 * Animals weighing 300 kg or more liveweight (p per lb liveweight) Note:
Amounts in ECU in week commencing 21 June converted to sterling at the representative rate of 1.61641 ECU/£ and adjusted by the monetary coefficient and MCA.
Source:
Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce.