Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 106423
Agriculture: Urban Areas
Tabled: 16 January 2026
Answered: 29 January 2026
Question
Edward Morello
Liberal Democrat — West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of taking steps to help support the expansion of urban and peri-urban food growing on the environment, public health and communitie
Answer
Dame Angela EagleThe Government recognises that expanding urban and peri‑urban food growing can support communities by increasing access to fresh produce, improving local green spaces and contributing to public health and environmental outcomes. Defra’s revised Environmen...
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