Written question asked by Lord Bellingham (Conservative) on Wednesday, 3 December 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 11 December 2003. It was answered by Ben Bradshaw (Labour) on Thursday, 11 December 2003 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 volume of cider was produced in the UK in each of the last five years. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what volume of cider was produced in the UK in each of the last five years. [142140] Mr. Bradshaw: The volume of cider produced in each of the last five financial years for which data are available is as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Financial Year Million litres 1997-98 475 1998-99 495 1999-2000 505 2001-01 510 2001-02 495 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source: Mintel

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