Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 17285

Food Supply: El Niño

Tabled: 8 July 2026

Answered: 16 July 2026

Question

Hannah Spencer

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of an El Niño weather event on (a) food security and (b) critical infrastructure in the UK.

Answer

Stephen Morgan

The Defra-funded Food, Farming and Natural Environment climate service, delivered by the Met Office Hadley Centre, provides climate modelling services to Government. Defra published the Met Office High-Impact Low-Likelihood Outcomes paper last year which ...

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