§ Mr. PaiceTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his answer of 3 February 2000,Official Report, column 721W, on day-old chicks, if he will list each of the countries within and outside the EU from which day-old chicks were imported in 1999, and the numbers imported from each country. [113186]
§ Ms Quin[pursuant to her reply, 8 March 2000, c. 721–22W]: The figures for the number of day-old chicks imported into the United Kingdom from the European Union (EU) in 1999, contained several inaccuracies. The table should read as follows:
Thousand 1999 Number of chicks imported EU countries Austria 9 Belgium 45 Germany 100 Denmark 411 France 3,103 Republic of Ireland 1,464 Netherlands 58 Total 5,190 Non-EU countries USA 174 Canada 18 Total 192 Note:
These figures are provisional and subject to amendment