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Agriculture: Food Supply

Commons · Question 26332 · Tabled 1 Sep 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 8 Sep 2026

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Asked by James MacCleary

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the UK's exposure to a simultaneous collapse of production in two or more global breadbasket regions.

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Answered by Stephen Morgan, 8 Sep 2026

In the National security assessment on Global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security published earlier this year, it says “collapse of production in two or more breadbasket regions would almost certainly significantly drive up global ...