Indigenous Food: Self-sufficiency

HL Deb 08 February 2005 vol 669 c110WA

Baroness Byford

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What are the United Kingdom self-sufficiency figures in indigenous food for the years 1994 to 2004 inclusive. [HL1113]

Lord Whitty

The table below shows the level of United Kingdom self-sufficiency in indigenous food for 1994 to 2004.

UK self-sufficiency in indigenous foods
Year	Level
1994	86.2
1995	86.8
1996	83.3
1997	81.7
1998	81.9
1999	81.6
2000	80.3
2001	75.3
2002	75.6
2003	76.9
2004	74.2

Self-sufficiency is calculated as the value of production of raw food divided by the value of raw food for human consumption.