Written questions

Meat: Rural Areas

Commons · Question 52819 · Tabled 15 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 23 May 2025

Question

Asked by Gregory Stafford

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to incorporate the needs of small-scale meat (a) producers and (b) processors into his Department's (i) food strategy and (ii) future rural support programmes.

Answer

Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 23 May 2025

Developing a food strategy is not a job for the Government alone. We are forming a coalition with the food sector, academics and charities, citizens, and key thinkers to pool our collective ideas, influence, and effort. As part of our engagement, we are h...