HL Deb 17 December 2001 vol 630 c18WA
Lord Mason of Barnsley

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How much Norwegian salmon has been imported during each of the last five years. [HL1820]

Lord Whitty

Overseas trade statistics show that the UK imports of salmon from Norway between 1996 and 2000 were as follows:

Units 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Fresh or Chilled Tonnes 4,675 5,846 4,345 12,801 4,736
£ thousand 13,034 14,866 10,532 19,697 11,888
Frozen Tonnes 529 675 537 405 714
£ thousand 2,059 2,469 2,051 1,449 2,812
Processed Tonnes 287 91 95 142 85
£ thousand 1,203 532 470 581 353

Source: HM Customs and Excise.