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Mr. Walters
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the per capita milk consumption of the United Kingdom in the last year which figures are available; and what are the comparable figures in other European Economic Community countries.
Mr. Donald Thompson
Estimates of per capita consumption of liquid milk for nine member states are published by the Milk Marketing Board in "EEC Dairy Facts and Figures, 1986". The latest published figures for 1985 are as follows:
| Consumption of Liquid Milk in EC Member States1 | |
| kg/head | |
| Germany | 71·5 |
| France | 82·8 |
| Italy | 277·7 |
| Netherlands | 93·7 |
| Belgium | 75·9 |
| Luxembourg | 83·6 |
| United Kingdom | 126·7 |
| Irish Republic | 190·5 |
| Denmark | 130·2 |
| 1 Excluding Spain, Portugal and Greece | |
| 2 Estimate | |
Source: EEC Dairy Facts and Figures 1986, Milk Marketing Board.