§ Mr. WeirTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much sheepmeat was imported into the United Kingdom from each of the other countries of the European Union in each of the last five years. [68086]
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 9 July 2002]The table shows the volume of sheepmeat imported into the United Kingdom from each of the other countries of the European Union.
UK imports of sheepmeat from the EU 1997–20011 Tonnes Country 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Netherlands 6,456 5,106 4,809 4,419 4,425 Irish Republic 2,899 2,616 3,387 2,683 3,055 Spain 2,368 1,920 1,287 1,295 1,625 France 1,208 1,214 1,419 1,617 1,871 Germany 1,668 878 594 671 1,350 Belgium-Luxembourg 442 482 208 332 829 Italy 68 150 3 16 159 Denmark 44 32 165 28 112 Austria 16 — 10 — — Finland 13 — — — — Total 15,182 12,398 11.882 11,061 13,426 1Product weight. Excludes exports of live sheep. Source
H.M. Customs and Excise
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