§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food which countries have exported fish to the United Kingdom since 1974; and how much these exports are as a proportion of all United Kingdom fish imports.
§ Mr. Curry[holding answer 25 April 1991]: The table shows, for the years 1985 to 1990, the main countries
United Kingdom imports of fish and fish products (tonnes) 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 Number Per cent, of total Number Per cent, of total Number Per cent, of total Number Per cent, of total Number Per cent, of total Number Per cent, of total Total trade of which: 384,925 100 415,448 100 419,490 100 440,805 100 482,623 100 497,353 100 Netherlands 26,572 6.90 21,889 5.27 17,548 4.18 17,388 3.94 20,155 4.18 18,283 3.68 FR of Germany 9,148 2.38 6,776 1.63 7,118 1.70 7,042 1.60 12,899 2.67 10,952 2.20 Irish Republic 32,050 8.33 30,482 7.34 42,907 10.23 39,105 8.87 25,049 5.19 27,289 5.49 Denmark 55,366 14.38 53,923 12.98 50,412 12.02 54,530 12.37 62,491 12.95 53,052 10.67 Portugal 5,911 1.54 5,339 1.29 3,849 0.92 5,484 1.24 16,952 3.51 16,078 3.23 Iceland 73,885 19.19 93,584 22.53 94,608 22.55 101,504 23.03 98,028 20.31 115,022 23.13 Faroe Islands 10,792 2.80 9,543 2.30 7,623 1.82 9,652 2.19 11,587 2.40 14,047 2.82 Norway 46,960 12.20 43,349 10.43 41,831 9.97 43,488 9.87 42,391 8.78 34,818 7.00 Thailand 8,521 2.21 24,394 5.87 28,004 6.68 36,327 8.24 45,831 9.50 37,442 7.53 Japan 11,143 2.89 6,960 1.68 4,247 1.01 2,199 0.50 4,770 0.99 3,657 0.74 Canada 19,814 5.15 22,234 5.35 22,821 5.44 16,883 3.83 18,555 3.84 26,919 5.41 USA 17,049 4.43 20,038 4.82 16,255 3.87 16,947 3.84 15,467 3.20 23,986 4.82 Source:Her Majesty's Customs and Excise.