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Food: Supply Chains

Commons · Question 29261 · Tabled 11 Sep 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 21 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Adam Dance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Cabinet Office’s 2026 National Capabilities Assessment, what steps her Department is taking to establish greater oversight of food supply chain resilience preparedness.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Morgan, 21 Sep 2026

As set out in the UK Government Resilience Action Plan, the Cabinet Office provides scrutiny of response capabilities across the UK Government through National Capabilities Assessments which take place every two to three years. Defra considers these asses...