HC Deb 07 November 2001 vol 374 c304W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much French beef was imported in the last 12 months. [12077]

Mr. Morley

The volume of beef imported into the UK from France in the 12-month period from September 2000 to August 2001, as recorded by the overseas trade statistics, was approximately 5,700 tonnes. The country from which these imports originated is not recorded in the overseas trade statistics; therefore, not necessarily all beef shown as being imported from France will be of French origin. Similarly, this figure will exclude any beef of French origin imported from other member states.