To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of the amount of (i) milk and (ii) associated dairy products imported into (a) Wales and (b) the United Kingdom in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [39276]

The information for the UK in 1997 is given as follows. Separate figures for Wales are not available.

	Tonnes	Value (£000)
Milk Products
Whole milk	63,305	19,365
Powdered milk	23,635	38,516
Skimmed milk	90,221	27,714
Buttermilk	13,928	13,883
Condensed milk	13,190	11,672
Total	204,279	1 11,150
Dairy Products
Butter	109,613	214,869
Cheese	231,925	571,623
Cream	11,304	13,962
Ice Cream	45,539	79,512
Whey	25,572	15,053
Yoghurt	70,996	62,559
Other	3,439	4,202
Total	498,388	961,780
Grand Total	702,666	1,072,930

The data for 1997 are provisional and subject to amendment. The above data include an estimate of below threshold trade, but exclude an estimate for non-response.