§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what volume of beef and beef products was purchased by his Department in 1996 and what percentage originated(a) in the United Kingdom, (b) in Germany, (c) in other European Union countries and (d) in non-European Union countries. [4654]
§ Mr. Spellar[holding answer 20 June 1997]: Approximately 1.25 million kilograms of beef is purchased annually by my Department. This figure excludes beef in finished products for which figures are not readily available. Purchase records are not kept in sufficient detail to allow the identification of the percentage of beef originating from the particular trading areas requested, but the majority is known to come from non-European countries.