Written question asked by Matthew Offord (Conservative) on Tuesday, 13 April 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 15 April 2021. It was answered by Baroness Prentis of Banbury (Conservative) on Wednesday, 21 April 2021 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Food: Production
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the amount of food that is produced on a non-commercial basis on (a) allotments and (b) private land.
- Answer
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Defra estimates the proportion of fresh fruit and vegetables entering the household which come from free sources, mainly gardens and allotments. In 2018/19 this was 3 percent.
In the same period the percentage of eggs entering the household which were free or home produced was 3.8 percent.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 180472
- Session
- 2019-21
- Subjects
- Food Production
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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