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Food Supply

Commons · Question 26331 · Tabled 1 Sep 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 18 Sep 2026

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Asked by James MacCleary

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to increase UK food system and supply chain resilience, with reference to the national security assessment on global biodiversity loss, ecosystem co

Answer

Answered by Stephen Morgan, 18 Sep 2026

The UK’s Nature Security Assessment examined how global biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation could affect the UK’s national security, resilience and prosperity, including potential disruptions to food systems. To boost domestic food and supply chai...