Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 88083

Environment Protection: Supply Chains

Tabled: 4 November 2025
Answered: 14 November 2025

Question

Sarah Gibson

Liberal DemocratChippenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) ultra-processed foods, (b) palm oil and (c) single-use plastics on the environment impacts associated with supply chains; an

Answer

Mary Creagh
Defra is funding research into the environmental impacts of agricultural goods including oil seeds such as palm oil and multi-ingredient/complex food products. We are also funding a life-cycle assessment on alternative proteins, which may include products...

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