Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 51612

Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator

Tabled: 12 May 2025
Answered: 21 May 2025

Question

Ian Roome

Liberal DemocratNorth Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure the Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator supports (a) profitability and (b) resilience in the (i) food and (ii) farming sector.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
The Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator (ASCA) is responsible for enforcing regulations developed under the Agriculture Act’s 'Fair Dealing' powers (section 29). Regulations introduced using these powers promote fair contractual dealing and contribute t...

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