PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Food Supply (12 June 2025)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to increase food security.
Asked by:
Tracy Gilbert (Labour)
Asked by:
Tracy Gilbert (Labour)
Answer
We are investing over £2.7 billion a year in farming and nature recovery, cutting EU export costs for food producers, and ensuring farmers are well-placed to bid for a fair share of public sector food contracts.
We will make reforms to ensure farmers receive fair payment for food production and have appointed former National Farmers Union president and cross-bench peer Baroness Minette Batters to review barriers to farming profitability.
Answered by:
Daniel Zeichner (Labour)
19 June 2025
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