§ Mr. Martyn JonesTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the average percentage, for each nation of the United Kingdom, of food energy derived from(a) fat and (b) saturated fatty acids for each year since 1979; and if he will make a statement. [36047]
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§ Mrs. BrowningData on the food energy derived from fat and saturated fatty acids in England, Scotland and Wales for the years 1979 to 1994 is given in the table. Equivalent data for 1995 will be published in November this year.
The data are derived from the "National Food Survey" which during this period covered only household consumption. They therefore take no account of food energy and fat intake derived from food consumed outside of the home.
Comparable data on the intake of fat and saturated fatty acids in Northern Ireland are not available.
Total fat and saturated fatty acids as a percentage of food energy in England, Wales and Scotland, 1979–1994 Percentage Total fat Saturated fatty acids Year Scotland Wales England Scotland Wales England 1979 41.2 42.3 42.6 18.7 19.1 19.1 1980 40.8 42.8 42.8 18.1 19.4 18.9 1981 41.5 41.1 42.3 18.4 18.4 18.5 1982 41.3 42.4 43.2 17.6 18.8 18.4 1983 42.3 42.7 42.6 18.8 19.0 18.6 1984 41.5 41.3 42.4 18.1 18.2 18.3 1985 42.0 42.4 42.7 18.3 18.3 18.1 1986 42.0 42.3 42.7 17.7 17.7 17.7 1987 41.4 42.3 42.3 17.2 17.3 17.3 1988 41.5 41.9 42.1 17.4 17.3 17.2 1989 41.1 41.5 42.0 17.1 17.0 17.1 1990 40.5 42.2 41.7 16.4 16.8 16.6 1991 40.6 41.4 41.7 16.2 16.8 16.4 1992 41.5 41.0 41.7 16.5 16.0 16.3 1993 42.3 40.5 41.2 16.7 16.2 16.0 1994 41.0 40.2 40.4 16.0 15.6 15.6 Source:
"National Food Survey".