Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 69586
Food Supply
Tabled: 21 July 2025
Answered: 2 September 2025
Question
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Conservative — Solihull West and Shirley
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with (a) supermarkets and (b) food producers to mitigate the risk of shortages in key food staples.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerDefra works with industry and across Government to monitor risks that may arise and carries out extensive, regular and ongoing engagement with supermarkets and producers in preparedness for, and response to, issues with the potential to cause disruption t...
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