HC Deb 04 May 1994 vol 242 cc538-9W
Dr. Strang

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what tonnage of domestically reared lamb and sheep was exported for each year since 1979; to which countries; and in what form.

Mrs. Gillian Shephard

[holding answer 26 April 1994]: Export data specifically referring to domestically reared lamb and sheep are not available. Total exports of lamb and sheep from the United Kingdom, by destination and form, for years 1979 to 1993, are shown in the following table.

1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 11993
Germany2 6,257 6,770 1,977 1,136 1,993 1,111 — 161 — 132 467 — 143 1,830 1,060
Irish Republic 9,377 5,623 907 2,169 1,326 1,856 1,662 905 1,921 2,071 2,909 3,133 3,704 2,540 10
France — — 2,297 1,394 — — — 4,047 10,701 15,175 17,645 18,733 26,943 43,250 24,193
Non-EC 39 8 92 23 15 9 30 72 7 26 15 8 17 58 3
Meat of sheep and lambs3—Fresh/chilled/frozen
All countries 40,922 36,949 37,531 37,041 43,317 47,330 48,701 60,019 71,188 75,985 89,160 79,697 79,960 105,146 95,059
EC 36,630 33,304 32,601 34,676 39,851 44,239 44,441 57,134 68,643 73,689 86,725 77,371 77,810 103,173 92,684
Of which:
Belgium/Luxembourg 14,126 13,704 6,103 5,584 4,120 4,053 5,983 7,016 7,904 8,068 8,539 8,936 9,362 9,615 10,315
Germany2 13,593 13,647 5,138 5,521 4,529 2,977 2,453 2,889 2,544 3,054 3,662 2,784 2,118 4,882 4,174
France 5,107 3,466 19,797 22,246 29,953 35,625 34,550 43,937 53,865 56,625 66,402 55,229 53,383 72,410 65,147
Italy 2,361 — — — — — — — 2,262 2,796 2,359 3,502 4,477 4,624 3,849
Spain — — — — — — — — — — 3,822 5,223 1,565 8,380 5,838
Non-EC 4,292 3,645 4,930 2,365 3,466 3,091 4,260 2,885 2,545 2,296 2,435 2,326 2,150 1,973 2,375
Of which:
Switzerland 1,630 1,529 1,508 1,943 2,271 2,158 2,560 2,450 2,170 1,964 2,177 1,928 1,882 1,557 1,845
1 Data for 1993 are provisional and subject to revision.
2 Data pre-1991 covers the Federal Republic only.
3 Data pre-1988 also includes meat of goats.

Sources:

CSO/Department of Trade Annual Edition of Overseas Trade Statistics and Her Majesty's Customs and Excise.