§ Mr. HayesTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the percentage of food consumed in the United Kingdom that was sourced in the United Kingdom in the last five years, broken down by sector. [128247]
§ Mr. BradshawThe following table shows the level of UK self-sufficiency in specified commodities for each of the last five years (1998–2002).
Production as percentage of total new supply for use in UK Commodity 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total Cereals 115 109 113 97 99 Oilseed rape 97 97 83 66 86 Sugar 72 71 71 67 63 Potatoes 88 90 89 84 87 Vegetables 71 72 71 66 66 Fruit 9 12 10 10 9 Beef and veal (home fed) 83 80 79 72 72 Mutton and lamb (home fed) 101 104 100 78 84 Pork (Home fed) 112 100 92 73 76 Poultrymeat 93 90 89 91 91 Processed Liquid Milk1 99 100 100 100 100 Butter 78 71 64 63 69 Cheese 64 63 63 66 68 Cream 151 146 137 134 148 Hen eggs 97 93 91 88 87 1 Processed liquid milk is the product following separation and treatment suitable for the drinking milk market. Note:
2002 data are provisional and subject to amendment.
Source:
Agriculture in the United Kingdom 2002—Data prepared by Statistics (Commodities and Food) Accounts and Trade, ESD, DEFRA.