Written question asked by Ann Winterton (Conservative) on Wednesday, 7 November 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 14 November 2001. It was answered by Elliot Morley (Labour) on Wednesday, 14 November 2001 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of beef consumption was (a) UK produced and (b) imported in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. - Includes table.

Answer: Mrs. Ann Winterton: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what percentage of beef consumption was (a) UK produced and (b) imported in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. [14061] Mr. Morley: Estimates of the breakdown of UK beef consumption between imported and UK produced beef are given in the table: United Kingdom beef consumption Unit{ 1} _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Total available for Of which: As a percentage of Of which: UK As percentage of UK consumption imports{2} total consumption produced beef total consumption 1991 995 204 20 791 80 1992 993 206 21 788 79 1993 921 209 23 712 77 1994 969 190 20 778 80 1995 903 212 24 691 76 1996 732 169 23 563 77 1997 857 217 25 640 75 1998 858 152 18 706 82 1999 934 183 20 751 80 2000{3} 915 197 21 718 79 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Thousand tonnes carcase weight equivalent {2} Assumes all imports are consumed in the UK and all imports during a particular year are consumed in that year {3} Provisional data Source: Prepared by: Statistics (Commodities and Food) Division, Economics and Statistics Directorate, DEFRA

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