United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 100653
Food: Consumption
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10 January 2022
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2 February 2022 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of food consumed in the UK was produced in the UK in (a) 2021 and (b) 1987.
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10 January 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of food consumed in the UK was produced in the UK in (a) 2021 and (b) 1987.
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2 February 2022
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The ratio of food we produce in the UK compared to our food supply need remains high against historical levels. This ratio temporarily increased after World War 2 as production subsidies and intervention schemes drove over-production, and it stood at 74% ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-01-10/100653
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1401459
- uk · wq-1401459 · source updated 2 February 2022