HC Deb 13 July 1982 vol 27 cc315-6W
Mr. Proctor

asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what has been the percentage change in the level of United Kingdom consumption of beef in the period February 1981 to February 1982.

Mr. Buchanan-Smith

The national food survey indicates that household consumption of beef in Great Britain was 0.1 per cent. higher in the first quarter of 1982 than in the corresponding quarter of 1981. The figures for individual months are less reliable, being based on smaller samples, but indicate the following changes:

Percentage change between 1981 and 1982
January +9.0
February -12.1
March +5.8