Written Answers
Helicopters And Nuclear Weapons
asked Her Majesty's Government:What would be the role of helicopters in any war, involving nuclear weapons.
As described in SDE 85, the UK operates a number of helicopters capable of carrying nuclear as well as conventional weapons. The purpose of the United Kingdom's nuclear weapons is to contribute to deterrence.
| UK IMPORTS OF LIQUID, CONCENTRATED AND DRIED MILK | |||||||||||||
| Quantities—Tonnes | |||||||||||||
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total | |
| 1983 | |||||||||||||
| From EEC | 2,008 | 1,470 | 4,510 | 4,351 | 6,168 | 13,205 | 5,475 | 5,567 | 4,067 | 3,044 | 3,591 | 2,384 | 55,840 |
| Other Countries | 201 | 61 | 49 | 152 | 214 | 204 | 279 | 148 | 97 | 112 | 225 | 171 | 1,913 |
| Total | 2,209 | 1,531 | 4,559 | 4,503 | 6,382 | 13,409 | 5,754 | 5,715 | 4,164 | 3,156 | 3,816 | 2,555 | 57,753 |
| 1984 | |||||||||||||
| From EEC | 2,604 | 2,649 | 6,045 | 7,159 | 9,698 | 8,390 | 6,788 | 7,609 | 5,065 | 4,628 | 2,755 | 2,642 | 66,032 |
| Other Countries | 212 | 7 | 54 | 142 | 133 | 108 | 58 | 141 | 88 | 106 | 174 | 138 | 1,361 |
| Total | 2,186 | 2,656 | 6,099 | 7,301 | 9,831 | 8,498 | 6,846 | 7,750 | 5,153 | 4,734 | 2,929 | 2,780 | 67,393 |
| 1985 | |||||||||||||
| From EEC | 2,426 | 3,854 | 4,663 | 4,933 | 8,334 | 6,502 | 9,565 | 5,737 | 4,856 | 4,239 | 3,307 | ||
| Other Countries | 188 | 294 | 124 | 173 | 207 | 88 | 208 | 183 | 173 | 194 | 126 | ||
| Total | 2,614 | 4,148 | 4,787 | 5,106 | 8,541 | 6,590 | 9,773 | 5,919 | 5,029 | 4,433 | 3,433 | ||
| Notes: | |||||||||||||
| 1. These figures also include cream, buttermilk, sour milk and cream, whey, kephir and yoghurt. | |||||||||||||
| 2. December 1985 figures are not yet available. | |||||||||||||
| Source: Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom. | |||||||||||||
Milk Imports 1983–85
asked Her Majesty's Government:What quantities of milk in liquid, concentrated or dried form, were imported into the United Kingdom in each month of the last three years for which figures are available and what quantities came from
(a) EEC countries (b) the rest of the world.
The attached table sets out the information requested. The figures shown include imports of UHT and sterilised milk, which accounted for approximately ·03 per cent. of total liquid milk sales in the United kingdom in 1985.