HC Deb 27 June 1972 vol 839 c302W
Mrs. Doris Fisher

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the average family spending on food in 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971 and at the latest available date.

Mr. Prior

The National Food Survey shows that expenditure on food per person per week by an average family of two adults and two children was as follows:

  • 1968—£1: 89.5p.
  • 1969—£2: 00.
  • 1970—£2: 11.
  • 1971—£2: 30.
  • 1st quarter 1972 (provisional)—£2: 33.