asked Her Majesty's Government:What are the statistics for the years 1978 and 1979 corresponding with those given for earlier years in Annexes B, E, F, and G of the report of the agriculture departments in the United Kingdom 1978 on the export of live animals for slaughter and further fattening.
The information requested is as follows:
| ANNEX B | |||
| Exports of Live Animals (excluding Breeding Animals and Animals exported to the Irish Republic) | |||
| 1978 | 1979 | 1980* | |
| Adult Cattle | |||
| Belgium | 2,180 | 488 | 171 |
| France | 297 | 136 | 349 |
| Germany (FRG) | 240 | 22 | 10 |
| Italy | — | — | 29 |
| Netherlands | 28 | 14 | 48 |
| Total | 2,745 | 660 | 607 |
| Value £'000 | 1,141 | 264 | 241 |
| Calves ('000 head) | |||
| Belgium | 37·5 | 9·9 | 13·0 |
| France | 240·9 | 196·2 | 179·3 |
| Germany (FRG) | 0·5 | 0·5 | 0·2 |
| Italy | 79·0 | 104·5 | 64·2 |
| Netherlands | 34·8 | 31·4 | 19·9 |
| Total | 392·9 | 342·5 | 276·6 |
| Value £'000 | 39,294 | 35,491 | 25,427 |
| Sheep and Lambs ('000 head) | |||
| Belgium | 202·6 | 34·5 | 35·5 |
| France | 14·8 | 3·8 | 8·5 |
| Germany (FRG) | 52·3 | 160·1 | 179·9 |
| Italy | — | — | — |
| Netherlands | — | 0·1 | — |
| Total | 269·7 | 198·5 | 226·9 |
| Value £'000 | 7,601 | 6,774 | 7,475 |
| Pigs | |||
| Belgium | — | 20 | 130 |
| France | 494 | 1,269 | 2,223 |
| Germany (FRG) | 11,220 | 9,469 | 9,216 |
| Italy | 397 | 576 | 2,491 |
| Netherlands | 828 | 1,721 | 1,302 |
| Total | 12,939 | 13,055 | 15,362 |
| Value £'000 | 550 | 635 | 964 |
Source: Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom.
* Provisional.
ANNEX E
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Exports and Imports of Carcase Meat ('000 Metric Tonnes)
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| 1978 | 1979 | 1980* | |
Exports
| |||
| Sheepmeat to EEC | 38·1 | 36·6 | 33·3 |
| Total | 41·5 | 40·9 | 36·9 |
| Value £'000 | 56,412 | 58,199 | 55,467 |
| Beef and Veal to EEC | 92·5 | 88·8 | 126·8 |
| Total | 94·6 | 92·4 | 152·1 |
| Value £'000 | 150,206 | 144,968 | 201,211 |
Imports
| |||
| Sheepmeat to EEC | 0·3 | 0·1 | 0·2 |
| Total | 225·5 | 207·9 | 191·5 |
| Value £'000 | 182,209 | 173,078 | 170,458 |
| Beef and Veal to EEC | 240·1 | 230·6 | 204·7 |
| Total | 274·7 | 271·9 | 232·7 |
| Value £'000 | 271,928 | 321,129 | 293,865 |
Source: Overseas Trade Statistics of the UK.
* Provisional.
ANNEX F
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Calf Slaughterings in the United Kingdom
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| 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | |
Calves ('000 head) | ||||
| Light (up to 64 kgs) | 231·3 | 126·5 | 122·7 | 115·0 |
| Heavy (65–127 kgs) | 32·4 | 28·0 | 21·8 | 23·3 |
| Total | 263·7 | 154·5 | 144·5 | 138·3 |
Source: MAFF Statistics.
ANNEX G
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Exports and Imports of Hides and Skins ('000 Metric Tonnes)
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| 1978 | 1979 | 1980* | |
Exports
| |||
| Bovine and Equine | 55·3 | 62·3 | 75·8 |
| Calf | 4·5 | 2·5 | 5·4 |
| Sheep and Lamb | |||
| —with wool | 2·9 | 3·5 | 8·2 |
| —without wool | 5·4 | 7·0 | 9·3 |
Imports
| |||
| Bovine and Equine | 28·4 | 25·4 | 28·2 |
| Calf | 2·6 | 2·3 | 2·0 |
| Sheep and Lamb | |||
| —with wool | 13·8 | 13·5 | 8·7 |
| —without wool | 9·0 | 9·4 | 8·0 |
Source: Overseas Trade Statistics of the UK.
* Provisional.
House adjourned at ten minutes before ten o'clock.