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Mr. Spearing
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what proportion of the United Kingdom market for each of the principal foodstuffs was supplied by other EEC countries in 1970; and what was the proportion of the latest period of 12 months.
Mr. Buchanan-Smith
[pursuant to his reply, 21 November 1979, c. 230]: The information requested is set out below:
| IMPORTS FROM EEC AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM NEW SUPPLY* | ||
| Commodity | 1970 per cent. | 1978 per cent. |
| Beef and veal | 10 | 22 |
| Pork | 1 | 4 |
| Mutton and lamb | † | † |
| Bacon and ham | 51 | 56 |
| Butter | 31 | 42 |
| Cheese | 19 | 32 |
| Eggs | 1 | 1 |
| Sugar | 5 | 11 |
| Wheatठ| 5 | 12 |
| Barley§ | 1 | 4 |
| Potatoes≑ | 2 | 2 |
| Apples | 11 | 35 |
| *Total new supply relates to production plus imports less exports, and includes any supplies for feed and industrial use. | ||
| † Less than ½ per cent. | ||
| ‡Includes the wheat equivalent of flour imports and exports. | ||
| §Imports have been adjusted for transshipment. | ||
| ≑ Exports of processed potato products have not been taken into account. | ||