Written Question·Scotland Office·UIN 72082

Water: Scotland

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 5 September 2025

Question

Harriet Cross

ConservativeGordon and Buchan

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with representatives of the (a) food, (b) drink and (c) retail sectors on potential measures to help secure supply chains in the context of summer water scarcity in North East Scotlan

Answer

Ian Murray
I regularly engage with stakeholders across the food, drink and retail sectors. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) are keeping the weather situation under close review, including through the UK Agriculture Market Monitoring Gro...

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