§ Mr. WeirTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what exports of sheepmeat there were to each EU country in each of the last five years. [682701
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 9 July 2002]: The table shows the volume of sheepmeat exported to the EU in each of the last five years.
UK exports of sheepmeat to the EU 1997–20011 Tonnes country 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 France 76,843 77,532 78,085 70,355 23,832 Belgium-Luxembourg 8,091 8,193 8,288 8,397 1,681 Germany 8,241 7,522 6,812 6,940 1,241 Italy 2,102 3,866 4,865 4,264 1,153 Portugal 3,943 3,727 2,965 2,070 543 Spain 2,238 2,044 2,841 1,378 232 Greece 1,676 767 1,277 978 1 Netherlands 922 882 1,006 1,068 324 Irish Republic 467 1,302 597 566 883 Austria 1,217 1,078 755 659 27 Sweden 68 165 350 236 38 Denmark 131 255 278 93 40 Finland 41 45 59 70 14 Total 105,978 107,376 108,178 97,074 30,009 1Product weight. Excludes exports of live sheep. Source:
HM Customs and Excise
§ Mr. WeirTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much sheepmeat has been exported to(a) North America, (b) Europe outside the EU and (c) other areas of the world in each of the last five years. [68087]
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 9 July 2002]: The table shows the volume of sheepmeat exported to North America, Europe outside the EU and other areas of the world.
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UK exports of sheepmeat 1997–20011 Tonnes Region 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 North America — 1 0 1 3 Europe outside the EU 1,427 1,176 969 1,170 241 European Union 105,978 107,376 108,178 97,074 30,009 Other Countries 109 74 82 91 122 Total exports 107,514 108,627 109,230 98,336 30,374 1Product weight. Excludes exports of live sheep. Source:
HM Customs and Excise.
§ Mr. WeirTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much sheepmeat was imported into the United Kingdom from(a)countries in Europe outside of the European Union,(b)Australia, (c) New Zealand and (d) other parts of the world in each of the last five years. [68094]
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 9 July 2002]: The following table provides imports of sheepmeat into the United Kingdom in each of the last five years.
UK imports of sheepmeat 1997–20011 Tonnes Region/country 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Europe outside the EU 150 57 25 166 281 European Union 15,182 12,398 11,882 11,061 13,426 New Zealand 106,357 99,197 97,958 96,012 83,245 Australia 12,779 12,386 13,959 13,039 10,282 Other countries 2,427 3,746 1,496 1,500 1,082 Total imports 136,895 127,784 125,320 121,777 108,316 1Product weight. Excludes exports of live sheep. Source:
HM Customs and Excise.