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Nutrition: Research

Commons · Question 34805 · Tabled 3 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 10 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by David Mundell

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential contribution of (a) science and (b) other innovation to the development of healthier staple food.

Answer

Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 10 Mar 2025

Science and innovation have a key role in developing a healthy, resilient and sustainable food system. Defra is contributing to a £47.5 million UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)-led research programme on food systems for both planetary and human health; a...