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Written question asked by William Bain (Labour) on Monday, 4 July 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 6 July 2011. It was answered by James Paice (Conservative) on Monday, 11 July 2011 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Meat

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will estimate how much (a) beef, (b) lamb and (c) poultry was consumed in the UK in each of the last four years.
Answer

Quantities of beef, lamb and poultry purchased for UK household supplies are sourced from the 'Expenditure and Food Survey' for years 2006 and 2007 and from the 'Living Costs and Food Survey' from 2008 onwards. The 2010 data are currently unavailable but will be published in November 2011.The data collected relate to purchases and not consumption. Consumption data are not collected. It is assumed that all purchases are consumed. Purchases of non-carcase meat and meat products such as sausages, pies, and meat-based ready meals are excluded. 'Eating out' purchases are also excluded as it is not possible to identify quantities of beef, lamb and poultry within the 'eating out' data.

UK household purchases of beef, lamb and poultry
Thousand tonnes per year
2006 2007 2008 2009
Beef 390 391 351 354
Lamb 161 170 137 147
Poultry 632 645 653 648

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
64463; 531 c13-4W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Consumption Meat
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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