§ Mr. AingerTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the countries from which(a) raw milk and (b) UHT milk was imported into the United Kingdom in (i) 1997, (ii) 1998, and (iii) 1999, indicating the quantities in each case. [116573]
§ Ms QuinTotal imports of raw (ie untreated) milk are shown in the table. The vast majority of imports of raw milk into the United Kingdom are from the Republic of Ireland. Between 1997 and 1999 small quantities were also imported from Austria, Belgium, Denmark and the Netherlands.
Raw (ie untreated) milk imported into the UK Million litres Total imports 1997 128.2 1998 128.7 1999 112.7 Source
IBEA, DARD
It is not possible to separately identify trade in UHT milk from trade in other types of liquid drinking milk (eg fresh pasteurised milk). The following table shows total imports of all liquid drinking milk (in packages not exceeding two litres), by main country of origin.
Drinking milk imported into the UK, in packages not exceeding two litres Million Litres 1997 1998 1999 Belgium and Luxembourg 14.2 10.4 6.7 France 19.7 20.3 13.2 Germany 20.6 20.4 10.2 Ireland 6.8 4.2 5.7 Others 0.3 0.0 0.1 Total imports 61.6 55.4 36.0 Note:
Due to rounding the totals may differ from the sum of the individual figures
Source:
Overseas Trade Statistics