§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will state the latest average mortality rate among wild birds which are imported into the United Kingdom; and whether he has set a target rate for mortalities for wild caught birds(a) in transit and (b) in quarantine.
§ Mr. GummerThe latest statistics on mortality in imported captive birds, relating to imports in 1990, were published on 27 February and copies have been placed in the Library of the House. Average mortality, in transport and quarantine combined, was 12.3 per cent. compared with 12.7 per cent. in 1989 and 13.7 per cent. in 1988.
Our objective is to reduce mortalities to the lowest possible level. As explained in the reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Gedling (Mr. Mitchell) on 27 February, the Government are taking vigorous action to address this issue in international negotiations.
Contribution of agriculture to gross domestic product at factor cost by member state (percentages) Year Ireland Denmark Greece West Germany France Italy Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg United Kingdom Spain Portugal 1979 13.3 4.7 15.3 2.1 4.8 7.5 3.8 2.4 2.8 2.2 n.a. n.a. 1980 11.0 4.8 16.3 1.9 4.0 7.0 3.6 2.3 2.6 2.1 n.a. n.a. 1981 11.0 5.1 16.8 1.9 3.9 6.4 4.3 2.5 2.7 2.2 n.a. n.a. 1982 11.2 5.5 17.9 2.2 4.3 6.3 4.5 2.6 3.5 2.3 n.a. n.a. 1983 11.5 4.7 16.3 1.8 4.0 6.6 4.4 2.8 3.0 2.0 n.a. n.a. 1984 11.8 5.5 16.8 2.0 4.0 6.1 4.5 2.7 2.7 2.2 5.7 n.a. 1985 10.2 5.0 16.6 1.8 3.7 5.0 4.2 2.5 2.6 1.8 6.1 n.a. 1986 9.7 5.1 14.4 2.0 3.9 5.2 4.7 2.6 2.7 1.8 5.6 n.a. 1987 10.3 4.0 15.6 1.5 3.5 4.5 4.1 2.2 2.4 1.6 5.2 6.4 1988 10.9 3.8 16.4 1.6 3.7 4.1 4.2 2.2 2.3 1.4 5.1 5.2 1989 10.5 4.2 16.5 1.7 3.3 4.0 4.6 2.4 2.4 1.5 4.7 5.5 Source: Commission of the European Communities—'The Agricultural Situation in the Community' Reports 1982–1991.
n.a.—Not readily available on a consistent basis.
The contribution of agriculture to United Kingdom GDP by country at factor cost (£ million and percentages). Agricultural Gross Product (a) UK GDP average estimate United Kingdom England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland 1979 173,181 3,800.1 3,023.3 409.5 209.6 157.7 Percentage 2.2 1.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 1980 201,017 4,227.9 3,379.8 427.6 253.6 166.9 Percentage 2.1 1.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 1981 218,755 4,773.8 3,769.9 500.3 288.4 215.2 Percentage 2.2 1.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 1982 238,231 5,415.5 4,263.4 584.1 317.1 250.9 Percentage 2.3 1.8 0.2 0.1 0.1 1983 261,083 5,170.8 4,065.5 549.7 292.4 263.2 Percentage 2.0 1.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 1984 280,052 6,155.5 4,857.5 656.3 328.8 312.9 Percentage 2.2 1.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 1985 306,716 5,446.8 4,293.0 544.6 330.5 278.7 Percentage 1.8 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 1986 326,182 5,848.0 4,615.9 622.9 341.6 267.6 Percentage 1.8 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 1987 358,297 5,911.6 4,543.8 687.9 358.1 321.8 Percentage 1.6 1.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 1988 397,292 5,716.6 4,339.6 648.4 372.0 356.6