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Question for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

UIN 1489, tabled on 24 July 2024

Question

Steve Barclay
Conservative
North East Cambridgeshire
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will introduce a legally binding food security target.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
Labour
Cambridge
Commons

Answered on

29 July 2024

Food security is national security. A resilient and healthy food system, that works with nature and supports British farmers is a key element of our national food security.

That is why this Government will introduce a new deal for farmers to boost rural economic growth and strengthen Britain's food security. We will: cut energy bills by switching on GB Energy; protect farmers from being undercut in trade deals; and use the Government’s own purchasing power to back British produce.

Food security is not a binary issue but consists of complex and dynamic interactions. The Government will publish the triennial UK Food Security Report this year which will measure trends across the five categories of food security.

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