§ Lord O'HAGANasked Her Majesty's Government:
For each £1 spent in retail shops on food purchases, how much goes, respectively, to British farmers and growers, overseas farmers and growers, and processing, packaging, wholesale retail and distribution.
§ Lord STRABOLGINo precise or up-to-date statistics are available. However, it is estimated that in 1977 British farmers and growers received about 29p, and importers 22p, of each £1 spent by the consumer on food. The balance, which includes indirect taxes, was split approximately as to two-fifths each to manufacturing and retailing and one-fifth to wholesaling.