HL Deb 22 January 1986 vol 470 cc325-6WA
Lord Hylton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What quantities of milk in liquid, concentrated or dried form, were imported into the United Kingdom in each month of the last three years for which figures are available and what quantities came from (a) EEC countries (b) the rest of the world.

The Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Lord Belstead)

The attached table sets out the information requested. The figures shown include imports of UHT and sterilised milk, which accounted for approximately .03 per cent. of total liquid milk sales in the United kingdom in 1985.