§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the total annual UK production of beer is in pints. [52983]
§ Ruth KellyI have been asked to reply.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Nigel Evans, dated 7 May 2002:
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question on the annual UK production of beer in pints. (52983)For the year 2000, the total annual UK production of beer in pints was 10,370 million (rounded to the nearest 10 million). Details are given in 'ONS ProdCom (Products of the European Community) 2000 Annual Inquiry' which is available on the National Statistics website at: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Product.asp?vInk= 7384&More=N.