§ Mr. Ridleyasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection, for every £1 spent in the shops on food, how much goes to British farmers, to imported foodstuffs, and to wholesaling, processing, transport and retailing, respectively.
§ Mr. MaclennanThe average £1 spent by the consumer on food can be approximately apportioned as follows:
Home production (farmgate) 25p Imported foodstuffs (shipside) 21p Processing and distribution (including transport and taxes) 54p It is not possible to divide the amount for processing and distribution further.