Fish And Fruit Imports

asked the Secretary of State for Trade (1) what was the average value, in £sterling per ton, of United Kingdom imports of fresh or frozen fish from EEC countries and non-EEC countries, respectively, for the latest available month; and what tonnage from these groups was imported;

(2) what was the value in £sterling per ton of United Kingdom imports of fresh or frozen fish for the latest available month from (1) West Germany and (2) Poland; and what tonnages were involved;

(3) what was the value, in £sterling per ton, of United Kingdom imports of prepared or preserved fish from (1) Denmark and (2) South Africa for the latest available month; and what tonnages were involved;

(4) what was the average value in £sterling per ton of United Kingdom imports of oranges, tangerines and mandarins from (1) EEC countries and (2) non-EEC countries for the latest available month; and what tonnages were involved;

(5) what was the value, in £sterling per ton, of United Kingdom imports of oranges, tangerines and mandarins from (1) the Netherlands and (2) Israel for the latest available month; and what tonnages were involved;

(6) what was the average value, in £sterling per ton, of United Kingdom imports of bananas from EEC countries and from, respectively, non-EEC countries for the latest available month; and what were the quantities involved;

(7) what was the value of United Kingdom imports, in £sterling per ton, of bananas from (1) West Germany, (2) the Netherlands, (3) Surinam and (4) Colombia, respectively, for the latest available month; and what tonnages were involved;

(8) what was the average value, in £sterling per ton, of United Kingdom imports of apples for the latest available month; and what tonnages were involved;

(9) what was the average value, in £sterling per ton, of United Kingdom imports of pears and quinces from EEC countries and non-EEC countries, respectively, for the latest available month; and what tonnages were involved;

(10) what was the value, in £sterling per ton, of United Kingdom imports of pears and quinces from (1) the Netherlands and (2) South Africa for the latest available month; and what tonnages were involved.

IMPORTS OF SELECTED PRODUCTS FROM PARTICULAR AREAS
									£ per ton cif^*	Tons
Fresh and Frozen Fish (SITC(R)031·1)
EEC countries		…	…	…	…	…	…	…	454	3,217
Non-EEC countries			…	…	…	…	…	…	278	5,266
West Germany		…	…	…	…	…	…	…	289	466
Poland	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	132	1,091
Prepared and Preserved Fish (SITC(R)031·2)
Denmark	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	1,924	2
South Africa		…	…	…	…	…	…	…	—	—
Oranges, Tangerines, Mandarins, Clementines, Satsumas and other similar Citrus Hybrids (SITC(R)051·1)
EEC countries		…	…	…	…	…	…	…	105	200
Non-EEC countries			…	…	…	…	…	…	94	37,459
Netherlands		…	…	…	…	…	…	…	96	54
Israel	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	90	21,194
Fresh Bananas (SITC(R)051·3)
EEC countries		…	…	…	…	…	…	…	147	2,885
Non-EEC countries			…	…	…	…	…	…	143	20,648
West Germany		…	…	…	…	…	…	…	141	275
Netherlands		…	…	…	…	…	…	…	141	846
Surinam	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	104	2,065
Colombia	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	98	494
Fresh Apples (SITC(R)051·4)
Total	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	201	27,144
Fresh Pears and Quinces (SITC(R)051·92)
EEC countries		…	…	…	…	…	…	…	192	2,632
Non-EEC countries			…	…	…	…	…	…	190	4,796
Netherlands		…	…	…	…	…	…	…	170	1,405
South Africa		…	…	…	…	…	…	…	190	4,794
^* Values per ton derived from the "Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom" are not true prices. They are influenced by differences in the commodity composition within the particular SITC(R) sub-group defining the commodities, in the quality of the goods, transport costs and in certain other factors.

Volume 892: debated on Monday 12 May 1975