HC Deb 20 March 1984 vol 56 cc412-3W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each year since 1954 production as a percentage of new supply for use in the United Kingdom in the case of wheat, barley, oats, sugar from beet, beef, and mutton and lamb;

(2) whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each year since 1954 production as a percentage of total new supply for use in the United Kingdom in the case of apples, pears, cauliflowers, tomatoes, condensed milk (full cream), milk powder (full cream), and skimmed milk powder;

(3) whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each year since 1954 production as a percentage of total new supply in the case of wheat, barley, oats, sugar from beet, apples, pears, cauliflowers, tomatoes, beef, mutton and lamb, butter, cheese and wool.

Mr. MacGregor

The information requested is available from the annual review White Papers for each year from 1971 in the case of cereals, sugar, beef, mutton and lamb, and milk products, and from 1973 in the case of horticultural crops and wool.

I regret that figures before these years would be available only at disproportionate costs.

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