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Mr. Scott-Hopkins
asked the President of the Board of Trade what is the total figure of imported butter, milk powder, cheese and fresh cream up to the latest convenient date; what percentage this is of the total national consumption; and what was the country of origin of these imported commodities.
Mr. Maudling
The following is the information available:
| UNITED KINGDOM IMPORTS OF BUTTER, MILK POWDER, CHEESE AND FRESH CREAM | ||
| Country of Consignment (a) | January-March, 1960 | January-March, 1961 |
| cwts. | cwts. | |
| Australia | 848,181 | 656,293 |
| New Zealand | 1,776,419 | 1,558,290 |
| Irish Republic | 14,178 | 173,492 |
| Finland | 91,635 | 44,294 |
| Denmark | 501,356 | 469,212 |
| Poland | 103,433 | 59,952 |
| Netherlands | 109,522 | 119,718 |
| France | 10,949 | 145,843 |
| Argentine Republic | 88,680 | 175,949 |
| Other countries | 152,065 | 140,284 |
| 3,696,418 | 3,543,327 | |
| Imports as a percentage of imports plus home production (b) | per cent. | per cent. |
| 78·2 | 75·3 | |
| (a) Statistics are collected on a basis of country of consignment and do not, necessarily, relate to country of origin. | ||
| (b) Total consumption figures are not available for periods of less than a year. | ||