asked Her Majesty's Government:How many pig producers have left the industry during the 12 months to 31 December 1999. [HL630]
Information in the form requested is not available. The available information relates to the number of main holdings in England with pigs at the June agricultural census, which were estimated to be 10,207 at June 1998 and 9,453 at June
| UK imports of pig-meat and pig-meat products from EU 1994–98 and January to October 1999 | ||||||
| Pork Country | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | Tonnes Jan–Oct 1999 |
| Denmark | 41,545 | 46,468 | 53,106 | 47,118 | 57,630 | 56,107 |
| Irish Republic | 20,415 | 32,859 | 32,486 | 30,613 | 34,211 | 26,862 |
| France | 19,145 | 26,058 | 29,076 | 29,636 | 26,110 | 21,640 |
| Netherlands | 10,355 | 21,879 | 29,150 | 19,928 | 22,277 | 28,437 |
| Belgium | 7,304 | 9,674 | 11,807 | 6,741 | 5,712 | 9,324 |
| Germany | 4,706 | 4,895 | 6,016 | 6,501 | 8,058 | 10,709 |
| Spain | 968 | 996 | 2,194 | 3,006 | 842 | 2,130 |
| Others | 130 | 934 | 2,638 | 1,397 | 668 | 3,096 |
| Total | 104,569 | 143,763 | 166,475 | 144,940 | 155,509 | 158,305 |
| Bacon and ham Country | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | Jan–Oct 1999 |
| Denmark | 117,241 | 113,518 | 110,887 | 117,321 | 106,457 | 79,074 |
| Netherlands | 88,905 | 89,289 | 130,648 | 99,839 | 105,033 | 89,552 |
| Irish Republic | 10,836 | 10,191 | 8,862 | 8,586 | 7,119 | 7,004 |
| France | 5,112 | 5,732 | 7,934 | 6,901 | 4,840 | 7,221 |
| Germany | 5,338 | 8,447 | 5,420 | 5,019 | 5,294 | 1,547 |
| Italy | 1,951 | 1,196 | 2,705 | 1,312 | 2,429 | 1,247 |
| Belgium | 717 | 2,588 | 1,788 | 755 | 640 | 434 |
| Others | 197 | 67 | 287 | 374 | 78 | 95 |
| Total | 230,298 | 231,029 | 268,531 | 240,108 | 231,890 | 186,175 |
| Offal Country | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | Jan–Oct 1999 |
| Denmark | 12,739 | 13,523 | 12,383 | 12,497 | 12,256 | 10,256 |
| Irish Republic | 2,812 | 3,499 | 1,280 | 1,453 | 2,074 | 1,914 |
| France | 2,658 | 2,331 | 1,089 | 1,076 | 1,406 | 632 |
| Netherlands | 1,920 | 1,394 | 1,244 | 980 | 1,245 | 1,388 |
| Germany | 382 | 141 | 217 | 92 | 688 | 235 |
| Belgium | 190 | 303 | 100 | 180 | 227 | 104 |
| Others | 64 | 155 | 149 | 289 | 286 | 291 |
| Total | 20,765 | 21,346 | 16,463 | 16,567 | 18,182 | 14,822 |
| Meat and offal preparations Country | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | Jan–Oct 1999 |
| Denmark | 35,609 | 31,856 | 30,759 | 28,604 | 32,092 | 16,747 |
| Netherlands | 31,329 | 30,740 | 33,656 | 27,152 | 30,973 | 17,355 |
| Irish Republic | 10,778 | 8,902 | 10,754 | 10,548 | 8,630 | 8,048 |
| France | 6,598 | 4,884 | 4,700 | 5,202 | 11,349 | 14,060 |
1999.Holdings can continue with the same activities even though they change ownership and conversely can change their activities while continuing in the same farming business.
asked Her Majesty's Government:What was the annual tonnage of pig-meat and pig-meat products imported from countries in the European Union which import offal from the United Kingdom, for the last five years. [HL632]
Official overseas trade statistics show that the annual tonnage of pig-meat and pig-meat products imported by the UK from countries in the European Union for 1994–98 and January to October 1999 were as shown in the table below.
Meat and offal preparations Country
| 1994
| 1995
| 1996
| 1997
| 1998
| Jan–Oct 1999
|
| Germany | 9,623 | 7,914 | 5,809 | 7,596 | 6,744 | 5,651 |
| Belgium | 10,403 | 11,475 | 5,165 | 4,315 | 4,203 | 3,087 |
| Italy | 2,499 | 2,038 | 1,884 | 1,938 | 1,848 | 1,810 |
| Spain | 747 | 553 | 642 | 928 | 936 | 801 |
| Others | 6 | 12 | 100 | 189 | 228 | 243 |
| Total | 107,593 | 98,374 | 93,469 | 86,472 | 97,004 | 67,802 |