Food: Supply Chains
Commons · Question 69584 · Tabled 21 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 2 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Neil Shastri-Hurst
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the long-term resilience of food supply chains.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 2 Sep 2025
The UK has a resilient food supply chain and is equipped to deal with situations with the potential to cause disruption. Defra and the Food Standards Agency have joint responsibility for food as a Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) sector. Defra asses...