HC Deb 06 January 2004 vol 416 cc262-3W
Barbara Follett

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the firm concentration ratios, adjusted for buying groups, are for grocery retailers in the European Union. [144027]

Mr. Bradshaw

The latest available estimates of five firm concentration ratios for grocery retailers, adjusted for buying groups, are shown in the following table for individual EU member states and the EU as a whole.

Five-firm concentration ratios in grocery retailing, adjusted to include buying groups, 1999
Market share (percentage points)
Austria 58.6
Belgium/Lux 66.0
Denmark 76.6
Finland 70.5
France 64.7
Germany 52.5
Greece 33.5
Ireland 58.3
Italy 26.4
Netherlands 71.7
Portugal 67.0
Spain 63.7
Sweden 80.6
UK 56.2
EU-15 (weighted average) 60.5
Source:
London Economics

Barbara Follett

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what proportion of UK farmers sold direct to retailers in the last month for which figures are available. [144028]

Mr. Bradshaw

The information requested is not available.