Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 106426

Food: Production

Tabled: 16 January 2026

Answered: 29 January 2026

Question

Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to increase domestic fruit and vegetable production to improve food security.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

The Government is committed to our horticulture sector and its role in providing fresh home-grown produce that helps to feed the nation. Future support for the horticulture sector is being considered as part of Defra’s work to simplify and rationalise agr...

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