Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 16807

Food Supply

Tabled: 7 July 2026
Answered: 14 July 2026

Question

David Reed

ConservativeExmouth and Exeter East

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the condition and capacity of food storage infrastructure used to support food security.

Answer

Stephen Morgan
Defra works with industry and across Government, including with the Cabinet Office to monitor risks that may arise but decisions on capacity of their food storage infrastructure are for individual food businesses. The Government holds extensive, regular a...

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