§ Mr. SpellerTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) if he will list those vegetables of temperate country origin whose importers represent more
Imports Output Imports (tonnage) as a percentage of '000 tonnes Value '000 tonnes Value Home consumption Output Vegetable (£ million) (£ million) Per cent. Per cent. Asparagus 1.9 4.3 1.1 3.1 62 162 Beans 135.5 68.1 61.9 21.5 74 219 Celery 30.2 10.5 74.6 32.4 29 41 Cucumbers 62.5 41.0 87.4 37.8 42 71 Peas 28.1 12.6 222.5 50.4 27 13 Lettuce 77.8 46.3 193.8 67.8 29 40 Salad Onions 12.4 2.9 27.4 23.8 33 45 Sweet Peppers 41.5 39.2 2.5 2.3 95 1,633 Tomatoes 272.5 154.6 141.0 68.7 67 193 Notes:
i. Separate data are not available for radishes.
ii. The Channel Islands are treated as part of the United Kingdom for the purposes of overseas trade statistics but are not covered within the output figures.
iii. Estimates of output (production less on-farm waste) have been quoted as being the more comparable with imports.
iv. Peas and beans include dried peas and beans for human consumption.