§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what information he has about the 44W average weekly consumption per head of population of beef, lamb, butter and milk, respectively; and what were the comparable average weekly consumption figures five, 10, 15 and 20 years ago.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithFigures for the average weekly consumption per head of beef, lamb, butter and milk as measured by the national food survey for the latest year and for five, 10, 15 and 20 years ago are as follows:
1960 1965 1970 1975 1979 Beef (ounces) 8.74 8.08 7.80 8.32 8.88 Lamb (ounces) 6.63 5.90 5.25 4.25 4.35 Butter (ounces) 5.68 6.10 5.99 5.63 4.37 Milk (pints) 4.84 4.85 4.63 4.76 4.31 Estimates of weekly consumption of beef, lamb, butter and milk in the first two quarters of 1980—the latest available—are 8.19 oz., 4.68 oz., 4.10 oz. and 4.24 pints respectively. However, figures for less than a full year can be subject to considerable fluctuation and are not directly comparable with the annual figures above.