HC Deb 22 April 1998 vol 310 c656W
Mr. Barry Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of the amount of (i) milk and (ii) associated dairy products imported into(a) Wales and (b) the United Kingdom in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [39276]

Mr. Win Griffiths

The information for the UK in 1997 is given as follows. Separate figures for Wales are not available.

Tonnes Value (£000)
Milk Products
Whole milk 63,305 19,365
Powdered milk 23,635 38,516
Skimmed milk 90,221 27,714
Buttermilk 13,928 13,883
Condensed milk 13,190 11,672
Total 204,279 1 11,150
Dairy Products
Butter 109,613 214,869
Cheese 231,925 571,623
Cream 11,304 13,962
Ice Cream 45,539 79,512
Whey 25,572 15,053
Yoghurt 70,996 62,559
Other 3,439 4,202
Total 498,388 961,780
Grand Total 702,666 1,072,930

The data for 1997 are provisional and subject to amendment. The above data include an estimate of below threshold trade, but exclude an estimate for non-response.