Written questions

Food Poverty

Commons · Question 116896 · Tabled 2 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 5 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Ian Byrne

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what indicators her department uses to assess progressive realisation of access to adequate, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food; and whether she plans to publish a consolidate

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 5 Mar 2026

Defra publishes the triennial UK Food Security Report, which contains data on household food security including accessibility, affordability and dietary patterns. The next report will be published in 2027. In the intervening years, the UK Food Security Di...