§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the tonnage of veal imported into Britain from(a) France, (b) Holland and (c) Italy in each year since 1985.
§ Mr. SoamesData are available for imports into the United Kingdom of carcases, half-carcases and hindquarters and forequarters of veal and for boneless cuts from veal and this information is shown for years 1985 to 1982 in the table. Other information on cuts of veal or veal products is not available.
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1985 1986 11987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Separated or unseparated hindquarters, of a unit weight of 75 kg or less for unseparated hind-quarters, or of a unit weight of 40 kg or less for separate hindquarters, fresh or chilled France 0 17 6 7 74 35 36 4 Holland 1,303 1,275 1,356 306 532 369 441 503 Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Boneless cuts from veal, fresh or chilled France n.a. n.a. n.a. 136 152 838 489 612 Holland n.a. n.a. n.a. 738 261 504 962 464 Italy n.a. n.a. n.a. 0 0 0 0 11 Source: Her Majesty's Coustoms and Excise.
1 Discontinuties in the series between 1987 and 1988 are due to changes of classification.
§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many calves were exported to veal crates in(a) France, (b) Italy and (c) Holland; and how many in each case were exported for (i) further fattening and (ii) immediate slaughter, in each year since 1985.
§ Mr. SoamesNo information is available on the system of husbandry for which particular consignments of calves exported from the United Kingdom are intended.
§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the consumption of veal in Britain in each year since 1985 which came from(a) Britain, (b) France, (c) Italy and (d) Holland.
§ Mr. SoamesDetails of veal consumption are shown in the table.
Veal consumption in the United Kingdom — source of supply Weight in thousand tonnes Year United Kingdom France Italy Netherlands 1985 4.7 0.0 0.0 1.4 1986 1.8 0.0 0.0 1.4 1987 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.4 1988 0.6 0.3 0.0 1.0 1989 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.8 1990 1.5 0.9 0.0 0.9
Animals inspected and certified as fit for transportation prior to export Immediate Slaughter Further Fattening Year Cattle Sheep Pigs Cattle Calves Sheep Pigs 1985 150 10,381 none none 142,427 11,761 none 1986 187 154,017 none none 190,683 7,745 1,321 1987 1.014 182,781 none 574 365,166 130,775 none 1988 136 262,647 none 323 234,651 184,120 none 1989 358 216,886 24 1,712 302,223 275,006 none 1990 175 186,038 none 284 338,806 302,871 none 1991 154 196,870 3,297 187 399,599 576,632 9,963 1992 115 326,777 691 40 420,620 1,046,880 1,911 Source: "Animal Health—Report by the Chief Veterinary Officer", reports 1985 to 1992.