§ Sir Adam Butlerasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will give (a) the total tonnage of cereals imported into the United Kingdom from sub-Saharan Africa in each of the last five years, (b) the total tonnage of cereals imported into the United Kingdom from Ethiopia in each of the last five years, (c) the total tonnage of cereal substitutes imported into the United Kingdom from sub-Saharan Africa in each of the last five years, (d) the total tonnage of cereal substitutes imported into the United Kingdom from Ethiopia in each of the last five years, and (e) the total tonnage of beef imported into the United Kingdom from Ethiopia in each of the last five years; and whether there are any plans for such imports in the current year.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkAny future imports are dependent on conditions of supply and demand. These imports would be at the discretion of individual traders, not Her Majesty's Government.
The information relating to past imports which can be supplied within limits of cost is as follows: