HC Deb 02 February 1988 vol 126 c568W
Mr. Nicholas Bennett

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the total tonnage of imports of New Zealand lamb in each year since 1970, and the percentage of the total United Kingdom lamb market that these imports represent in each year.

Mr. Donald Thompson

The information is as follows:

Year New Zealand mutton and lamb imports Imports as percentage of Offtake1
1970 295.6 54.3
1971 310.3 54.6
1972 293.8 55.8
1973 239.2 50.6
1974 203.5 46.2
1975 234.3 49.3
1976 213.5 49.2
1977 213.3 53.2
1978 213.6 53.0
1979 200.5 49.7
1980 188.7 43.6
1981 155.7 40.0
1982 217.6 51.8
1983 164.5 39.3
1984 144.1 35.9
1985 151.9 37.8
1986 119.4 32.2
1987 (Provisional) 119.8 34.1
Source: Customs and Excise (Import figures).
1 Offtake is home-fed production plus imports minus exports, adjusted for stock change.