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Food: Prices

Asked by Adam DanceLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 13 January 2026UIN 103020

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of food inflation on residents in Yeovil constituency.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

Food and drink prices showed an annual rate of inflation of 4.2% in the year to November 2025, in the most recently published inflation figures for the UK, released by the Office for National Statistics. This is a decrease from 4.9% in October 2025.

General inflation in the UK was 3.2% in November 2025, down from 3.6% in October 2025.

These inflation figures are for the UK and are not available by constituency.

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