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Food: Prices

Asked by Helen MaguireLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 22 October 2025UIN 82608

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to tackle food price inflation.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

Defra regularly engages with farmers, manufacturers and retailers to monitor the drivers of food price inflation and to encourage efficiency and fairness across the food supply chain.

Alongside this, the department’s food strategy is developing policies to ensure that individuals across the country have access to affordable, nutritious food.

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