§ Norman BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what her estimate is of the number of litres of bottled(a) sparkling and (b) still water consumed in the United Kingdom in each year since 1992; and what percentage was supplied in (i) plastic, (ii) glass and (iii) other materials. [99291]
§ Mr. MorleyI have been asked to reply.
The Government do not themselves gather data to this level of detail. However, industry market intelligence data available to us show the following:
UK bottled water consumption Litres (million) Still Sparkling 1992 315 180 1993 330 200 1994 350 250 1995 440 288 1996 430 270 1997 495 279 1998 550 285 1999 696 300 2000 862 283 2001 990 270 2002 1,080 300 In addition, the data available reveal that in 2002, 81 per cent. of bottled water was supplied in plastic, nine per cent. in glass and 10 per cent. in other materials.
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§ Norman BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what her estimate is of the number of litres of chilled water cooler water supplied to homes and businesses in the United Kingdom each year since 1992; and what proportion of this water is classified as mineral water. [99292]
§ Mr. MorleyI have been asked to reply.
The Government do not themselves gather data to this level of detail. However, industry market intelligence data available to us show the following:
UK water cooler water supplies Litres (million) 1992 33 1993 43 1994 57 1995 76 1996 95 1997 124 1998 153 1999 205 2000 265 2001 335 2002 390 In addition, the data available reveal that in 2002, mineral water accounted for 27.4 per cent. of total water volume supplied.