HL Deb 25 November 1997 vol 583 cc114-6WA

Lord Lucas asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the Written Answer given by Lord Donoughue on 14 October (WA 189–190), whether more detailed figures are now available for imports of meat and bone meal from Africa between 1970 and 1985.

Lord Donoughue

Separate data on the import of meat and bone meal are not available for the full period 1970 to 1985. Data for the years 1970 to 1975 is only retained under the combined nomenclature of "greaves; flours and meals, of meat, offals, fish, crustaceans or molluscs, unfit for human consumption". In order to enable comparison, the following table for the entire period has been compiled from the Official Overseas Trade Statistics.

UK imports of greaves; flours and meals of meat, offals, fish, crustaceans or molluscs unfit, for human consumption1 from Africa 1970-1985 (tonnes as recorded in Official Overseas Trade Statistics
Country 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985
Botswana 0 300 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egypt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ivory Coast 0 550 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mauritania 0 0 15,451 18,908 2,311 0 0 0
Mauritius 0 0 751 0 0 0 0 0
Morocco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portuguese East Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Africa 43 53 36 0 0 0 0 0
Republic of South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
South West Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
South West Africa Territories 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
' Meat and hone meal are not specifically identified in the combined nomenclature. The classification used is that which approximates most closely with meat and bone meal.

More detailed figures are held for imports of meat and bone meal from Africa for the years 1976 to 1985. The relatively low level compared with the total meal

UK Imports of flours, meals and pellets; greaves from Africa 1976–1985
Flours, meals and pellets of meat or meat offal (including tankage), unfit for human consumption; greaves
1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985
Morocco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mauritania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ivory Coast 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mauritius 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Africa 44 0 43 53 36 0 0 0 0 0
Botswana 0 0 0 300 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Africa 44 0 43 353 36 0 0 0 0 0

Source:

Hm Customs and Excise

Units:

Tonnes

imports in the above table is not necessarily indicative of a similar pattern for the earlier years.