Written question asked by Austin Mitchell (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 12 January 1995. It was answered by Michael Jack (Conservative) on Thursday, 12 January 1995 on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

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Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Question

If further steps were taken to facilitate continuing access to the United Kingdom market for New Zealand (a) butter and (b) cheese after renegotiation of the conditions of United Kingdom entry into the EEC; what was (1) United Kingdom output of butter and the tonnage of imports and exports from and to (2) New Zealand, (3) the EEC six, (4) Denmark, (5) the Irish Republic and (6) other countries and what was (i) the corresponding information for the EEC six, (ii) the tonnage of EEC cheese dumped on world markets, (iii) the difference between the common agricultural policy price and the New Zealand export price to third markets and (iv) the cost of cheese support of all kinds to the taxpayer or consumer in (w) 1968, (x) 1979, (y) 1989, and (z) 1994 to date. - Includes table and ref to 'Agriculture in the United Kingdom', 'Business Monitor', 'Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom' 1979; CSO Business Monitor, 'MA20 1989; and CSO Business Monitors', MM20 and MQ20 June 1994 and 'The Agricultural Situation in the Community' - Commission of the European Communities.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

252 c206-7W

Session

1994-95

Subjects

Costs Exports Food Imports Prices Overseas trade New Zealand Common agricultural policy Cheese Intervention prices EU trade UK trade with EU Butter

Contains statistics

Yes