Written questions

Ukraine: Exports

Lords · Question HL12979 · Tabled 15 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 29 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Risby

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made on the impact of Ukraine's constrained exports on food-insecure countries; and what contingency plans are currently in place to ensure food-insecure countries are not affected.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington, 29 Dec 2025

Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine triggered a sharp reduction in global grain supply and a huge shock to global markets. The most recent UN flagship report on global hunger - the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World2025 - has confirmed onc...