Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 62921

Food: Manufacturing Industries

Tabled: 25 June 2025
Answered: 4 July 2025

Question

Mike Reader

LabourNorthampton South

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Advanced Manufacturing sector plan on food and drink manufacturers.

Answer

Sarah Jones
The Government recognises the importance of the food and drink sector as the largest manufacturing industry in the UK. The Industrial Strategy will support the whole economy, including businesses outside the eight growth-driving sectors, through an improv...

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