Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 75886

Fruit and Vegetables: Natural Disasters

Tabled: 8 September 2025
Answered: 23 September 2025

Question

Helen Maguire

Liberal Democrat — Epsom and Ewell

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) drought, (b) flooding and (c) rising temperatures on the UK’s top 10 fruit and vegetable supplier countries

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
The UK has a resilient food supply chain and is equipped to deal with situations with the potential to cause disruption. Our food security is built on supply from diverse sources, strong domestic production as well as imports through stable trade routes. ...
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