§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each of the past five years and the current year to date United Kingdom imports of corn, gluten, tapioca and other cereal substitutes, by quantity and value.
§ Mr. Peter ReesI have been asked to reply. The available information is as follows:
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1977 1978 1979 1980 January-June, September-December 1981 1982 January Weight (thousand tonnes) 0 16 2 19 44 8 0 1 0 2 4 1 Citrus Pulp Weight (thousand tonnes) 7 5 10 5 19 7 Value (£ million cif) 1 1 1 1 3 1 0—weight: less than 500 tonnes; value: less than £500 thousand cif Note:
It is estimated that half by weight of United Kingdom molasses imports is destined for human consumption.
Source:
Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom, SITC [R2] Sub-group 061.5 and Items 054.81 (part), 081.19 (part), 081.22 (081.2 [part], 1977), and 081.93 (part).