§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the current level of imports of cereal substitutes into the United Kingdom from third countries.
§ Mrs. FennerI understand that my hon. Friend is specifically interested in manioc. Recent levels of imports originating from third countries (excluding Spain and Portugal throughout) are shown below. January 1986 is the latest period for which information is currently available.
Imports of manioc from third countries Value (£'000) Quantity ('000 tonnes) 1984 16,782 119.9 1985 11,692 79.2 1984* 4,622 5.2 1985* 2,170 10.1 1985† 844 5.5 1986‡ 1,452 9.7 * October to December. † January.