§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the estimated value of production and consumption of lamb in Scotland.
§ Mr. William RossIt is not practicable to estimate the production and consumption values of lamb as distinct from sheep meat as a whole. For 1974–75 the farm-gate value of Scottish sheepmeat production, including exported live sheep, byproducts and guarantee payments but excluding store sheep sent to England, was £36 million.
An approximation of the retail value of home-produced and imported mutton and lamb consumed in Scotland can be derived from National Food Survey data based on household expenditure. Total consumption in Scotland is thus estimated at about £19 million in 1974, without taking account of sheepmeat included in meat products or bought by catering establishments.