Oral Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
“Whether the implementation of the Good Food Cycle strategy includes supporting the growth of the alternative protein sector.”
Tabled: 12 March 2026Answered: 19 March 2026
Asked by
Will Stone
Labour — Swindon North
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’s good food cycle strategy sees alternative proteins as a major opportunity, and not just for the economy but for health, sustainability and food resilience. We are backing the sector and working with the Food Standards Agency on novel food programmes to accelerate precision fermentation technology.