HC Deb 19 February 1991 vol 186 c123W
Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how much beef on average is imported into the United Kingdom from Botswana each year.

Mr. Curry

Imports into the United Kingdom of fresh, chilled and frozen beef and veal from Botswana over the most recent three years for which figures are available are as follows:

(tonnes product weight)
Year Quantity
1989 4,848
1988 2,600
1987 2,499

Source: Her Majesty's Customs and Excise.

Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what information he has on the import by the EC of beef from Botswana

Mr. Curry

Under the Lomé convention the Community provides a reduced levy annual import quota for 18,916 tonnes of beef from Botswana. In the last three years for which figures are available the following quantities of beef have been imported into the Community:

Tonnes
1989 9.988
1988 6.118
1987 8.322

Source: Eurostat.