HC Deb 20 March 1989 vol 149 c469W
Dr. David Clark

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) what discussions he is having with Agriculture Ministers in other countries about the possibility of cyanide contaminated fruit being imported into the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement;

Calendar year 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 11988
Apples 399.4 405.6 401.0 428.4 442.2 443.4 498.3
Pears 63.8 78.5 66.0 69.3 64.3 77.2 92.5
Plums 21.0 27.4 20.5 21.9 20.9 24.0 23.5
Cherries 7.5 7.8 9.5 9.2 6.9 9.3 7.3
Strawberries 7.5 9.0 10.2 12.5 13.7 15.4 17.6
Oranges 315.1 305.2 317.3 283.8 344.4 333. 400.3
Mandarins 110.4 122.8 134.8 121.9 131.1 151.1 134.6
Lemons 50.1 48.0 49.5 47.2 51.3 51.5 54.4
Other Citrus 98.2 85.1 79.3 71.4 82.2 83.2 92.2
Bananas 328.0 307.3 309.4 323.7 343.1 359.6 388.2
Melons 71.0 90.5 98.4 99.1 106.0 107.7 93.7
Peaches 67.3 83.8 82.4 85.0 79.3 95.0 83.8
Grapes 64.5 85.7 86.2 106.4 101.1 107.8 121.7
Avocados 9.3 10.7 11.9 13.9 14.9 18.7 13.0
Pineapples 15.8 15.9 15.2 18.3 19.2 21.3 22.3
All other fresh fruit 13.1 13.3 14.5 15.9 18.5 18.1 20.7
TOTAL QUANTITY 1,642.0 1,696.6 1,706.1 1,727.9 1,839.1 1,916.1 2,064.9
1 Provisional.