Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 9982
Droughts
Tabled: 18 October 2024
Answered: 31 October 2024
Question
Alex Mayer
Labour — Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the impact of drought conditions on (a) the economy and (b) food supplies in each year since 2010.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerThe UK agricultural sector is highly resilient and adaptable and operates in an open market with the value of commodities established by those in the supply chain. We have seen evidence of this particularly in recent years following global events such as ...
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