The Food Statistics Pocketbook provides a round-up of statistics on food covering the economic and social aspects of the food we eat (excluding agriculture). It contains chapters on:

• the food chain (beyond agriculture)
• prices and expenditure
• global and UK supply

The editions for 2008 to 2011 are available from the National Archive.

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Rod fishing byelaws are statutory rules put in place by the Environment Agency. They protect migratory and freshwater fish stocks from damaging fishing practices.

Rod fishing byelaws set out

• when you can fish (open and close seasons)
• where you can fish
• how you can fish
• what fish you can take.

Anyone fishing with rod and line in England and Wales must hold a rod fishing licence and comply with the byelaws that cover the waters where they are fishing.

Anyone failing to comply with these byelaws could face prosecution and receive a fine of up to £50,000.

Please also see Freshwater rod fishing rules for national fishing byelaws.

This publication presents quarterly national statistics on tuberculosis (TB) in cattle (i.e. bovine TB) in Great Britain. The statistics are obtained from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) work management IT support system, which is used for the administration of TB testing in GB. They are a snapshot of the position on the date on which the data were extracted. The information is subject to regular revision until all test results are available.

More detailed statistics for GB, England, Scotland, Wales and the English regions are provided in the accompanying spreadsheets. These datasets are updated monthly. The full statistical notice including the headline statistics is updated every quarter.

Related series

• for monthly official statistics see here
• for datasets see here

Next update: see the statistics release calendar

This survey collects data on public attitudes towards the department’s main priorities. It runs 4 times a year, and follows a modular structure:

• each wave focuses on a particular topic(s)
• where there is an expectation of seasonality affecting the responses, or where attitudes are likely to shift quickly, questions are repeated across waves

Data is collected through face-to-face in-home interviews with approximately 4,000 households in the UK.

For further information please contact BEISPAT@beis.gov.uk.

The quarterly forecast shows the current estimated committed expenditure for the next 12 months based on the number of Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) applications and accreditations. It advises whether any tariffs will be reduced, the level of reduction, and what the new tariff(s) will be, and when they will take effect.

The monthly budget forecast will be published by the last day of each month. It includes the current estimated committed expenditure for the next 12 months based on the number of RHI applications received. It is for information only and no reductions to tariffs will be made as a result of the information contains.

Previous estimated committed expenditure for 2012 to 2013.

Update June 2014

Following an internal audit a minor error in the calculations we performed was identified. The small nature of the error has meant that there has been no impact on the final outcome of any of the previous tariff change announcements. The previous quarterly publications on this page have been amended to reflect this minor correction to ensure 100% accuracy and transparency. The calculation methods have now been refined and further quality assured to avoid any future errors.