HL Deb 09 March 1998 vol 587 c8WA
The Earl of Bradford

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What percentage of the tobacco grown in the European Union is consumed in the European Union. [HL852]

Lord Donoughue

According to the latest figures available from the European Commission, approximately 18 per cent. of the tobacco grown in the European Union in 1996 was consumed in the European Union.