Written question asked by Bill Wiggin (Conservative) on Thursday, 6 March 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 18 March 2003. It was answered by Elliot Morley (Labour) on Tuesday, 18 March 2003 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) chickens and (b) eggs were imported from (i) Holland, (ii) Germany and (iii) Italy in the last year for which figures are available. - Inc tables.

Answer: Mr. Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many (a) chickens and (b) eggs were imported from (i) Holland, (ii) Germany and (iii) Italy in the last year for which figures are available. [102370] Mr. Morley: 2002 is the latest year for which figures are available on the imports of chickens and eggs from Germany, Holland and Italy. The provisional figures are as follows: Number of live chicks and chickens (of the species Gallus Domesticus) imported to the UK in 2002 (thousand head) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. From Number Netherlands 92.6 Germany 1,236.6 Italy nil _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of eggs imported to the UK in 2002 (million dozen)1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. From Number Netherlands 22.4 Germany 14.3 Italy 0.2 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Estimates based on the value and volume of trade and the average weight per dozen eggs.

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