§ Ms Corston:To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the recommended 1991 daily intake, reference nutrient intake and lower reference nutrient intake, for children of different ages; and what percentage these figures represent of the values recommended in 1979.
§ Mr. SackvilleI have been asked to reply.
Information concerning the reference nutrient intake—RNI—the estimated average requirement—EAR—and the lower reference nutrient intake—LRNI—for 33 nutrients were published in the 1991 Report on Health and Social Subjects No. 41 "Dietary Reference Values (DRV) for Food Energy and Nutrients for the United Kingdom", a copy of which is available in the Library.
It is not possible to establish what percentage the 1991 DRVs represent of the 1979 recommended daily amounts—RDA—because figures are not comparable in the two reports.