§ Mr. Geraint Howellsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many live cattle were imported from Ireland during the last 12 months; and what were the corresponding figures for the last five years.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe number of live cattle* imported into the United Kingdom from the Republic of Ireland were as follows:
Thousand head April 1979–March 1980 212 April 1980–March 1981 306 April 1981–March 1982 209 April 1982–March 1983 147 April 1983–March 1984 202 April 1984–March 1985 198 * Fat, store, breeding and other cattle, and calves.
Source: Overseas trade accounts of the United Kingdom adjusted for unrecorded trade.