Oral Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
“If she will make an assessment of the potential impact of public ownership of markets on food security.”
Tabled: 12 March 2026Answered: 19 March 2026
Asked by
Dame Meg Hillier
Labour (Co-op) — Hackney South and Shoreditch
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs (Dame Angela Eagle)
The Government recognise the importance of wholesale markets for the customers and communities they serve. We have limited recent evidence, however, of the impact that public ownership of markets has on food security.