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Food Supply: Supply Chains

Asked by David ReedConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 15 July 2026UIN 17241

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what contingency measures her Department has in place to ensure food reserves in the event of a major disruption to food supply chains.

Answered by Stephen Morgan

Defra works with industry and across Government, including with the Cabinet Office to monitor risks to food supply chains. Decisions on capacity of food storage infrastructure are a matter for individual food businesses. Government maintains, regular engagement with industry to support preparedness for, and response to, issues with the potential to cause disruption to food supply chains.

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