§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the amount of pork and poultry meats imported into the United Kingdom during the last 12 months; and if he will give their country of origin. [124672]
§ Ms QuinThe table shows the volume of port and poultry meat imported into the United Kingdom, as recorded by the Overseas Trade Statistics. The imports are shown by country of despatch which is not necessarily the country of origin. The data are subject to a degree of statistical error. The overall level of errors is low, but these errors have a much greater proportional effect on countries with small values or volumes of trade. Therefore care is needed when interpreting the data.
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UK Imports of pork and poultry meat—March 1999 to February 2000 Tonnes Country 1Pork meat 1Poultry meat Grand total Netherlands 181,888 110,143 292,031 Denmark 194,663 13,859 208,522 France 37,693 80,568 118,261 Irish Republic 53,033 20,436 73,469 Germany 16,996 14,974 31,970 Belgium 15,378 15,101 30,479 Italy 2,342 9,844 12,186 Brazil — 12,144 12,144 Spain 3,616 7,969 11,584 Thailand — 9,383 9,383 USA 3,005 — 3,005 Sweden 2,642 2 2,644 Poland 1,192 437 1,629 Chile — 206 206 Hungary 151 1 152 Canada 125 — 125 Greece 64 — 64 Portugal 0 59 59 Russia 21 — 21
UK Imports of pork and poultry meat—March 1999 to February 2000 Tonnes Country 1Pork meat 1Poultry meat Grand total Faroe Islands — 18 18 Austria 17 0 17 Israel — 9 9 Other 2 4 6 1Pork meat includes some pig offal, poultry meat includes some poultry offal Source:
HM Customs and Excise 1999 and 2000 data are provisional and subject to amendment