§ Annabelle EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what percentage by weight of current beef supply contracts for his Department and its agencies are sourced from(a) British and (b) Scottish herds. [157870]
§ Mr. Ingram46 per cent. of the beef and beef products purchased for consumption by the armed forces in the United Kingdom is British. Of that total, in the past 12 months, 70 per cent. came from Scottish herds.