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Food Supply

Asked by Steve BarclayConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 4 March 2025UIN 33000

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of recent developments in Russia's war in Ukraine on food security in the UK.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner

British reliance on food supplies from Ukraine is currently low. Defra actively monitors risks to UK food security on an ongoing basis. The UK Food Security Report, which was published in December, examines past, current, and future trends relevant to food security to present a full and impartial analysis of UK food security.

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