§ Mr. MoateTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what steps he is taking to assist the livestock industry to encourage beef consumption; and what are the latest trends and figures.
§ Mr. MacleanThe Meat and Livestock Commission, which is financed by a statutory levy on the meat industry, is charged, among other tasks, with the promotion of the meat and livestock industry. The latest figure of beef consumption from the national food survey (which does not include beef consumed in restaurants or as processed products) covers the period from April to June 1990. In that period the average person in the United Kingdom consumed 5.13 ounces of beef and veal a week. This compares with 5.62 ounces a week in the same period last year.