PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Food: Prices (14 July 2014)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effect of changes in food prices on household budgets.
Asked by:
Lisa Nandy (Labour)
Asked by:
Lisa Nandy (Labour)
Answer
The Family Food Survey shows that the proportion of income spent on food by the poorest 20% of households has remained relatively static over the last ten years, 16.8% in 2008 to 16.6% in 2012. The average price of food remains lower than some other European countries including France, Germany and Ireland. The annual rate of food price inflation was 0.0% in the year to June 2014, compared to an overall rate of 1.9%.
Answered by:
George Eustice (Conservative)
17 July 2014
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