§ Mr. TylerTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what the annual turnover of the organic food sector was in the last financial year for which figures are available and what percentage this represented of(a) the turnover of the agricultural sector and (b) GDP. [118567]
§ Mr. MorleyThe farmgate value of organic food production in the UK in the period April 1998 to April 1999 is estimated to have been around £51 million. This represented 0.3 per cent. of the UK agricultural gross output and 0.003 per cent. of GDP.