HC Deb 05 November 2002 vol 392 cc238-9W
Mr. Laurence Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much meat was(a) produced in the UK, (b) consumed in the UK and (c) imported into the UK in the last 10 years for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement. [79240]

Mr. Morley

[holding answer 4 November 2002]: The following table shows the volume of UK home-fed production, UK imports and UK total new supply of meat for the years 1992–2001.

Supplies indicate the amount of meat available for immediate consumption in the UK.

000 tonnes
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 20011
Imports 183 170 214 251 281 277 316 349 355 343
Total new supply2 1,316 1,361 1,458 1,503 1,584 1,584 1,664 1,687 1,694 1,730
Total
Home-fed production 3,591 3,596 3,767 3,856 3,611 3,695 3,798 3,670 3,541 3,281
Imports 840 859 864 1,006 1,067 1,062 1,031 1,135 1,228 1,234
Total new supply2 3,891 3,839 3,905 3,977 4,062 4,135 4,175 4,214 4,235 4,221
12001 data are provisional.
2 Total new supply = home-fed production plus imports minus exports, and is the total amount of produce available for consumption.

Source:

DEFRA Statistics website, www.defra,gov.uk/esg