§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) what was the quantity of sheep and lamb skins exported in, respectively, the raw, salted and pickled state in each of the years 1985, 1986 and 1987 respectively;
United Kingdom exports of cattle, sheep and lamb skins: 1985–1987 1985 1986 1987 Weight (tonnes) Number (000) Weight (tonnes) Number (000) Weight (tonnes) Number (000) Hides of bovine cattle other than calves: Fresh or green salted 81,914 n.a. 78,852 n.a. 72,528 n.a. Dried or dry salted 939 n.a. 952 n.a. 1,129 n.a. Pickled or limed hides of bovine cattle 1,722 n.a. 1,762 n.a. 1,716 n.a. Calf skins Fresh or green salted 6,275 n.a. 4,653 n.a. 5090 n.a. Dried or dry salted 1,382 n.a. 1,229 n.a. 846 n.a. Sheep and lamb skins with wool on (except astrakhan, caracul, Persian lamb, broadtail and similar skins) Fresh, salted or dried Of lambs 9,836 2,674 12,581 3,153 8,436 1,859 Other 765 279 1,194 285 1,726 372 Sheep and lamb skins without the wool Fresh, salted or dried Of lambs 6,224 1,907 5,705 1,518 8,201 1,989 Other 2,141 672 1,799 606 3,347 1,266 Pickled or limed Of lambs 3,457 3,492 4,260 4,592 3,920 4,048 Other 4,138 4,970 3,035 4,308 3,803 4,767 Raw furskins of Persian, Astrakhan, Caracul and similar lambs, or of Indian, Chinese, Mongolian and Tibetan lambs 439 1,922 367 1,559 263 1,251 Source: Overseas Trade Statistics, Group 211.
Note: 1987 figures are provisional.