HC Deb 29 January 1988 vol 126 c421W
Mr. Skinner

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how much Danish pork and Danish bacon has been imported into Britain in the last 12 months.

Mr. Donald Thompson

Provisional figures for 1987 indicate that about 38,000 tonnes of pork and 128,000 tonnes of bacon were imported into Britain from Denmark.

Mr. Skinner

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the subsidy per tonne on Danish port and Danish bacon.

Mr. Donald Thompson

The monetary compensatory amounts which are payable on imports into the United Kingdom from Denmark are currently £53.85 per tonne for pig carcases and £68.93 per tonne for bacon sides.