HC Deb 23 February 1995 vol 255 c313W
Mr. Morley

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) what were the total earnings arising from the export of(a) calves, (b) veal, (c) live sheep and lambs, (d) lamb and mutton, (e) live cattle over six months of age, (f) beef, (g) other livestock and (h) other meat in each year since 1983;

(2) if he will list by type and purpose the number of livestock animals exported from Britain in each year since 1983.

Mrs. Browning

[holding answer 20 February 1995]: Information on the value of exports and on the number of livestock exported in the detail requested is available from the annual publication "Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom". These were issued as DTI "Business Monitor" MA20 until 1988 and as CSO "Business Monitor" MA20 thereafter.

These publications are available in the Library of the House. The relevant data are currently presented in the parts of tables VI and VII of MA20 relating to SITC division 00 and 01.

Information on incomes arising from these exports is not separately available.