Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 84051

Food Supply

Tabled: 21 October 2025
Answered: 30 October 2025

Question

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter

LabourSuffolk Coastal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions her Department has had with farming representatives on the potential impact of water security on domestic food supply.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
The Environment Agency’s recently published National Framework for Water Resources sets out the pressures on each of the water using sectors, including the food industry. It sets out how we are engaging with the sector and promotes actions to support the ...

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