§ Mr. GillTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what tonnage of meat and bonemeal has been exported in each of the past 10 years; and to which countries. [36689]
§ Mr. Rooker[holding answer 27 March 1998]: UK Overseas Trade Statistics are not separately available for the export of meat and bonemeal. These products are included under the heading of "Flours, meals and pellets, of meat or offal, unfit for human consumption; greaves". Exports in each of the last 10 years of materials which fall under this heading are as follows. These figures are taken from the Official Overseas Trade Statistics.
The data will be subject to a degree of statistical error. The overall level of errors will be low but these errors will have a much greater proportional effect on countries with small values or volumes of trade.
The hon. Member will be aware that since the adoption of Commission Decision 96/239/EC on 27 March 1996, it has been illegal to export from the UK meat meal, bonemeal and meat and bonemeal derived from mammals. Exports after 27 March 1996 may, however, have included non-mammalian meat and bonemeal.
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UK exports of flour, meals and pellets, of meat or meat offal (inc. tankage) unfit for human consumption units: tones Country 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Sierra Leone — — — — — 280 129 2 — — Turkey — — — 380 — — 6 — — — Japan — — 132 62 43 31 64 0 1 — Cyprus — — — — — 230 0 6 — 87 Faroe Islands — — — — — — — 14 162 118 Hong Kong — — — — — — 237 3 — — Norway — — — 11 37 144 5 3 7 18 Poland — — — — — — 55 122 — — Canada — — — — — 30 22 31 42 10 Haiti — — — — — 108 — — — — Nigeria — 100 — — — — 2 — — — Cayman Islands — — — — — — — — 86 — Finland — — — — 21 10 29 — — — USA — 20 — — — — — — 0 37 South Africa 5 50 — — — 0 — — — — Pakistan — — — — — — — 43 — — Papua New Guinea — — — — — — — — — 43 US Oceania — — — — — — 43 — — — Iran — — — 20 — — — 0 0 21 Malaysia — — 19 — — — 20 0 — — Ghana 16 — — 6 — — — — — 1 Bulgaria — — — — — — — 22 — — Colombia — — — — 21 — — — — — Malawi — — — — — 21 — — — — Brunei — — — — — — 20 — — — Burma — — — — — — — 15 — — Austria — — — — — 12 1 — — — Mayotte — — — 11 — — — — — — Canary Islands — — — — 11 — — — — — Togo — — — — 10 — — — — — Gibraltar — — 5 — — — — — — — Liberia — 3 — — — — — — — — Namibia — — — — — — — — — 3 Czech Republic — — — — — — — 2 — — Tajikistan — — — — — — — — — 2 Abu Dhabi — — — — — — — 1 — — Falkland Islands — — — — — — — — 1 — Curacao — 1 — — — — — — — — Bangladesh — — — — — — — 1 — — Australia — — — — — — — — 0 — Brazil — — — — — — — — — 0 Tanzania — — — — — — — — 0 — Non-EC Total 674 7,215 7,926 22,539 29,121 29,779 20,044 13,418 15,201 26,737 Grand Total 13,228 32,220 17,998 25,259 30,615 32,005 22,387 19,179 20,266 33,682 Notes:
0 = small values which round down to zero
1996 and 1997 data are provisional and subject to amendment.