Fruit and Vegetables: Imports
Commons · Question 106425 · Tabled 16 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to reduce reliance on imported fruit and vegetables.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 29 Jan 2026
The Government is committed to our horticulture sector and its role in providing fresh home-grown produce that helps to feed the nation. Future support for the horticulture sector is being considered as part of Defra’s work to simplify and rationalise agr...